Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) | 40 hour per week | Mount Pleasant Clinic

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center•Mt. Pleasant, IA

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant provides accurate and timely information to visitors and callers and supports providers with office procedures and direct patient care. The role includes pre-certifying with insurance companies, filing, scheduling, maintaining records in the Electronic Medical Record system, processing patient specimens, and completing administrative tasks such as billing, coding, and maintaining medical records. Clinical duties include taking and recording vital signs, documenting medical histories, preparing patients for examinations, drawing blood, administering medications under the direction of a physician or advanced practice provider, and assisting with office procedures. The position requires adaptability to varied administrative and clinical tasks.

Requirements

Certified Medical Assistant credential required.
Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program required.
High school diploma or GED required.
Basic Cardiac Life Support and First Aid certification from the American Heart Association required within 60 days.
Iowa Mandatory Reporter Child Abuse certification required within 180 days.
Iowa Department of Human Services Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter certification required within 180 days.
Adaptability to varied tasks is essential.

Nice To Haves

1–3 years of experience in a medical office preferred.

Responsibilities

Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
Change wound dressings.
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
Collect blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens; log them and prepare them for testing.
Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients.
Assist physicians or physician assistants with examinations and treatment by providing instruments and materials, giving injections, or removing sutures.
Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure vital signs, weight, and height.
Inventory and order medical, laboratory, or office supplies and equipment.
Collect co-pays, coinsurance, and past-due balances and record transactions.
Operate equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
Perform general office duties, including answering telephones and completing insurance forms.
Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician or physician assistant.
Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations and keep rooms neat and clean.
Record patients' medical histories, vital statistics, and information such as test results in medical records.
Schedule patient appointments.
Set up medical laboratory equipment.
Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
Provide accurate and timely information to visitors and callers.
Pre-certify with insurance companies, file, schedule, maintain Electronic Medical Record system records, process patient specimens, and assist with direct patient care.
Assist providers with office procedures and perform administrative tasks such as billing, coding, and maintaining medical records.
Take and record vital signs, document medical histories, prepare patients for exams, draw blood, and administer medications under physician or advanced practice provider direction.

Benefits

Competitive base pay.
Matching retirement programs.
Health, dental, and vision plans.
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
Employee discounts, including car rental and cell-phone plans.
Employer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&D coverage.
Paid time off (PTO).
Education Assistance Program.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employee Referral Bonus Program.
Discounted cafeteria meals.
Paid Parental Leave.
Employee Service Recognition program.
Voluntary life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity plans.