Certified Medical Assistant (Charleston)

Sarah Bush Lincoln•Charleston, SC

4d•$21 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Certified Medical Assistants are responsible for providing assistance to providers in the direct and indirect care of Practice Management patients. They perform patient or office related duties including but not limited to clinical measurements and data collection. They document data and provider directed information clearly and accurately in patient records and function clinically as support staff to provider(s).

Requirements

High School Diploma
Registered Medical Assistant
CMA
BLS
BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire)
CMA-Certified Medical Assistant - Sarah Bush Lincoln
Registered Medical Assistant - American Registry of Medical Assistants

Responsibilities

Accepts reassignment, at the direction and discretion of management, as applicable to staffing levels and patient volumes.
Administers medication as directed by the provider.
Assists providers with patient exams/ treatments/procedures.
Cleans/stocks exam rooms/work spaces on an on-going basis to assure that there is an adequate supply. Performs all tasks related to stocking and cleaning in adherence to regulatory and system infection control policies/protocols. This includes responsibility for discarding outdated items and labeling multi-dose vials with date and initial opened and then discarding them per guidelines.
Cleans and sterilizes equipment and instruments based on needs of the practice. Performs tasks and documents them in alignment with infection control regulations and system policies/protocols.
Collects patient data including but not limited to heights, weights, vital signs and other measurements.
Documents appropriate data/information. Keeps providers aware of patient requests, needs and observations made that could be of value to the provider's assessment, care and follow-up.
Documents responses to patient history/screening questions for use by providers during assessments and examinations.
Follows Universal Precautions at all times during contact with patients, equipment, instruments, and/or specimens.
Obtains provider initials or signature on phone message communications to verify accuracy of information communicated.
Performing accurate medication history documentation.
Performs and documents laboratory duties which may include phlebotomy, specimen collection and performance of routine basic waived testing. Handles and coordinates reference lab testing specimens/reports and corresponding reports/documentation.
Performs general clerical duties, as required, such as receiving and mailing patient test results, preparing charge tickets, transcribing data to physical or referral forms, filing and monitoring or ordering supplies.
Relays information between provider(s) and client(s), which may include but is not limited to communications with patients, families, pharmacies, nursing homes, consultancy office staff, insurers, and facilities. At provider's instruction, communicates provider advice, instructions, orders and results, as applicable, including accurate documentation.
Schedules patients for diagnostic, therapeutic, referral or additional office visits.