Certified Medical Assistant - Neurology, Neurosurgery & Plastic Surgery - MUSCP

Medical University of South Carolina•Mount Pleasant, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant supports the Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Plastic Surgery Clinics at MUSC Health East, an outpatient clinic in Mt. Pleasant. The role reports to the Outpatient Clinic Manager and works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse as part of a multidisciplinary team. The assistant performs varied clinical and administrative activities to support patient-centered care and desired outcomes, assisting with examinations and treatment under physician direction. Duties include interviewing patients, measuring and documenting vital signs, updating patient records, preparing examination rooms, and assisting with exams, procedures, and treatments. The role also involves maintaining clinical equipment and patient-care areas, managing supplies, supporting patient flow and appointment scheduling, communicating care plans and education, responding to and triaging calls, administering physician-ordered treatments and tests, and monitoring and distributing medications, including samples and controlled substances. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week and offers a routine daytime schedule with no evenings, weekends, or holidays. The clinic offers free on-site parking, tuition reimbursement, a clinical ladder, and opportunities to cross-train in multiple specialties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of an accredited medical assisting program.
Certification through AMT, AAMA, NHA, MedCA, NAHP, or NCCT as a medical assistant or clinical medical assistant (including CCMA or CMA).
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
For CMA II: six months of CMA/RMA experience.
Ability to perform job functions while standing, walking, and sitting; bend, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, use both hands and legs, and perform repetitive motions.
Ability to qualify physically for respirator use, initially and as required; maintain corrected 20/40 vision and work in a latex-safe indoor environment.
Frequently lift, lower, push, pull, or carry objects weighing approximately 50 pounds unassisted; exert up to 50 pounds of force and lift 25 pounds from 36 inches to overhead.
Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined or cramped spaces.

Nice To Haves

One year of patient-care experience is preferred for CMA I.

Responsibilities

Calibrate, clean, and maintain clinical and laboratory equipment as required, and document the work.
Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other relevant information; communicate information as appropriate and document test and examination results.
Communicate the plan of care to patients and develop patient education materials as needed.
Maintain examination-room supplies and instruments, and keep the patient-care environment clean.
Support timely patient flow and assist with scheduling appointments and referrals according to urgency and availability.
Screen patients and provide education appropriate to their diagnosis and treatment.
Observe, record, and report patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and reactions to medications and treatments to the physician.
Respond to and triage phone calls, and call in orders as directed by the physician.
Instruct patients on physician-ordered treatments and medications, and on collection of samples and tests.
Monitor and distribute medications, including samples and controlled substances.
Triage patients and prepare them for physician examinations and procedures.
Assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments, and administer prescribed treatments and tests as ordered by the physician.
Interview patients, measure vital signs, and record or enter information in medical records.
Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations.