Medical Assistant Certified / Registered - Family Medicine Clinic
SSM Health · Richmond Heights, MO · 1 wk ago
HealthcareFull-time
Worker Type: Regular
Job Highlights
- Medical Assistant, CMA/RMA/EMT at the Family Medicine Clinic
- Full time, Day shift, Monday–Friday, no nights, weekends, or holidays
About the Role
Provides assistance with the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a registered nurse or provider (physician or advanced practice provider) in a clinic setting.
Responsibilities
- Assists with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider or registered nurse.
- Performs select clinical duties.
- Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and records information on patients' charts.
- Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.
- Performs basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
- Performs basic materials management functions to include ordering and stocking of supplies.
- Assists with maintaining a clean and orderly environment.
- May document the provider's encounter with patients, listing all proper diagnoses and symptoms, as well as follow-up instructions and prescriptions, as indicated by the provider.
- Transcribes patient orders including laboratory tests, radiology tests, and medications.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
- Wisconsin ONLY: High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, and graduate from medical assistant school or training program or education equivalency for certification
Experience
No experience required
Physical Requirements
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25–50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Occasional driving.
Certifications
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) – National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) – American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) – American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)
- Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Allied Health Association (AAH)
- Medical Assistant Certification (MAC) – American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)
- National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) – National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
- Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) – National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Association of Medical Personnel (AAMP)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)
Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
Schedule
- Full time, Day shift
- Monday–Friday
- 40 scheduled weekly hours