Certified Medical Assistant, Outpatient, FT, Rural Health Center - Middletown

Adventist Health•Middletown, CA

14d•$25 - $32

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant works in a controlled outpatient care area under the general supervision of clinic physicians, with support from the clinic nursing supervisor, clinic manager, mid-level providers, and RN. The role assists practitioners and RNs with basic administrative, clerical, and technical supportive services and procedures. It serves patients from infancy through geriatric age and requires providing care appropriate to their age-specific needs. The position is represented by RCHEA. The medical assistant prepares patients for provider examinations, gathers and records baseline information, takes and records vital signs, height, and weight, performs waived laboratory tests and internal quality controls, and prepares samples for shipment to the hospital laboratory. The role maintains lab and treatment rooms, observes clinic protocols, cross-trains in front-office functions, and fills in as needed. The employee must maintain required certification, continuing education, competencies, and confidentiality.

Requirements

Current CPR certification.
National Medical Assistant certification is required and must be maintained, including completion of required continuing education units.
High school graduation or GED preferred.
Clinic or medical-office experience preferred.
Phlebotomy certification preferred.
Basic medical terminology preferred.
Conform with HIPAA and other confidentiality regulations applicable to the role.
Meet the organization’s required vaccination conditions of employment and annual vaccination requirements where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing, reaching above shoulders, sitting, walking on inclines and declines, standing, talking, hearing, and repetitive hand motions.
Close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Occasionally lift boxes or supplies weighing up to 25 pounds and demonstrate lifting a 25-pound box from the floor.

Nice To Haves

Clinic or medical-office experience.
High school graduation or GED.
Phlebotomy certification.
Basic medical terminology.

Responsibilities

Assist practitioners and RNs with basic administrative, clerical, and technical supportive services and procedures under the supervision of a licensed physician, podiatrist, or designee.
Cross-train for front-office functions and fill in as needed.
Maintain competencies, licenses, certifications, and education requirements on time, as required by local administration, Adventist Health, and applicable regulatory agencies.
Maintain confidentiality of staff, patient, and administrative information in the clinic, hospital, and community setting.
Keep laboratory and treatment rooms orderly.
Maintain National Medical Assistant certification and complete required continuing education units.
Observe clinic protocols and procedures.
Perform waived laboratory tests and laboratory internal quality controls, and prepare samples for shipment to the hospital laboratory.
Prepare patients for provider examinations, collect baseline information, and record it in the patient chart.
Take patients’ vital signs, height, and weight measurements, and record results in the patient chart.
Perform other duties and innovations as assigned.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide age-appropriate care to infant, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.