Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) - Occupational Medicine

Carle Health•Bloomington, IL

1d•$18 - $30

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant / Registered Medical Assistant performs routine administrative and patient-care support duties in a medical practice. The role assists medical and nursing staff in examining and treating patients and helps ensure the office runs smoothly. In occupational medicine, the CMA/RMA rooms patients, supports clinical procedures and testing, administers medications and vaccinations as ordered, maintains accurate documentation, and helps keep the patient-care environment supplied and organized.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
An applicable medical assistant certification or registration: CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), NRCMA (NAHP), CCMA (NHA), RMA (ARMA), RMA (AAH), or Certified Medical Assistant (NCCT).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.

Responsibilities

Room patients and collect information about chief complaints, family, social and surgical history, and medications.
Complete telephone communications with patients, families, pharmacies, and other healthcare facilities as directed; gather and maintain patient information according to department processes and policies.
Perform administrative work such as patient check-in and checkout, prior authorizations, appointment scheduling, benefit verification, and coordinating referrals and testing.
Perform office procedures according to provider direction and department-specific competencies, including procedures such as urine catheterizations, bladder scans, suture or staple removal, cast application or removal, and point-of-care diagnostic testing.
Read negative TB skin test results or direct patients to a department nurse when screening indicates a potentially positive result.
Provide written procedure, medication, or follow-up instructions as directed by a provider; retrieve and provide condition-specific educational materials when directed.
Administer medications according to provider orders and assist with prescription refills according to department protocols; call prescriptions into pharmacies, notify patients about refills, and document actions in the EMR.
Maintain competencies in point-of-care testing, equipment handling, and specialty training.
Measure and document height, weight, temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; complete medication reconciliation and administer vaccinations.
Assist providers with procedures and treatment; perform audiometry, spirometry, respiratory mask fits, EKGs, phlebotomy, ear washes, dressing changes, and drug and alcohol testing according to state and federal guidelines.
Ensure care documentation is complete and accurate and provide support to nursing staff.
Order, receive, and store supplies; clean and stock examination and procedure rooms; maintain supply par levels and expiration logs for supplies and medications.