Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA_ - Family Practice Float

Carle Health•Danville, IL

7h•$18 - $30

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant performs routine administrative and patient-care support duties in a medical practice. The role assists medical and nursing staff with examining and treating patients and helps ensure the office runs smoothly. The position is described as a Family Practice Float role.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Hold an accepted medical assistant credential: RMA from AAH, AMT, or ARMA; CMA from NCCT or AAMA; NRCMA from NAHP; or CCMA from NHA.
Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.

Responsibilities

Room patients and collect information about their chief complaint, family history, social history, surgical history, and medications.
Complete telephone communications with patients, families, pharmacies, and other healthcare facilities as directed; gather and maintain patient information by telephone according to department processes and policies.
Perform administrative tasks such as patient check-in and check-out, prior authorizations, appointment scheduling, benefits verification, and coordinating referrals and testing.
Perform office procedures according to direction and department-specific competencies, which may include urine catheterizations, bladder scanning, suture or staple removal, cast application or removal, TB skin test result reading, and other point-of-care diagnostic testing.
Provide written procedure, medication, and follow-up instructions as directed by a provider; retrieve and provide condition-specific education materials according to provider directions and orders.
Administer medications according to provider orders.
Assist with prescription medication refills according to department protocols, including calling prescriptions into pharmacies, notifying patients, and documenting actions in the EMR.
Maintain department-specific competencies related to point-of-care testing, equipment handling, and specialty training.
Collect patient information, including vital signs and health history.
Assist physicians or nursing staff with patient treatment, including assisting with procedures.
Assist patients with appointment requests and scheduling.
Administer medications or injections upon the order of a licensed physician or advanced practice provider.
Perform point-of-care testing according to patients’ needs.