Certified Medical Assistant - Specialty Care Float Pool

SPH Careers 2023 • Helena, MT

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About The Position

Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs) collaborate closely with the care team to support both scheduled and walk-in patient visits. Their responsibilities include rooming a high volume of patients each day and conducting the intake process. This involves warmly greeting patients, collecting and verifying clinical data such as vital signs, health history, and medication lists, and ensuring accurate updates to the medical record. CMAs also administer appropriate screening tools as part of comprehensive patient care. Additional tasks may include administering immunizations, performing EKGs, and collecting blood and urine samples for Point-of-Care Testing. Furthermore, CMAs often assist providers with in-office procedures, ensuring patients are informed and comfortable throughout the process. CMAs handle a variety of essential tasks behind the scenes to support clinical operations. These include responding promptly to patient calls, managing in-basket messages, processing medication refill requests, and communicating test results to patients in accordance with clinic protocols. As part of our team, you’ll join a group of highly skilled professionals who collaborate across specialties to provide excellent care. We embrace our organization’s values in everything we do. Working here means being part of a supportive and innovative team that strives to make a meaningful impact on patients' health and well-being. We take pride in ensuring our staff feels empowered and equipped to grow, succeed, and deliver the best possible outcomes.

Requirements

• National Certification from an accredited medical assistant program required
• Current National Certified Medical Assistant designation required
• Valid and current Basic Life Support certification
• Ability to maintain knowledge, skills, and abilities through ongoing education and on-the-job training
• Required to complete and pass annual competency training

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the care team to support patient visits
• Room a high volume of patients each day
• Conduct patient intake process including greeting patients and collecting clinical data
• Verify vital signs, health history, and medication lists
• Ensure accurate updates to the medical record
• Administer appropriate screening tools
• Administer immunizations
• Perform EKGs
• Collect blood and urine samples for Point-of-Care Testing
• Assist providers with in-office procedures
• Respond to patient calls and manage in-basket messages
• Process medication refill requests
• Communicate test results to patients according to clinic protocols

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED