Certified Medical Assistant - Lexington ENT & Allergy

Lexington Medical Specialists•Columbia, SC

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), who may be a Certified or Registered Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA), is a member of the patient care team and provides direct and indirect patient care under a provider’s direction. The role supports patient intake, documentation, vaccine and medication administration, and clerical, environmental, and organizational activities. The CMA assists with appointment scheduling, maintains medical records in the EPIC EHR system, and serves as a provider’s scribe as needed. This is a full-time, day-shift position, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Lexington ENT & Allergy’s new location at 2801 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina, opening in January 2027. A $3,500 sign-on bonus is offered. The CMA records patient data and observations, follows office safety standards, helps provide a comfortable care environment, reinforces patient instructions and education, manages medications within policy and scope of practice, enters and verifies patient-chart information in Epic, schedules appointments, requests records, and arranges referrals. The role also maintains supplies, supports environmental checks, and may orient and train new employees. CMAs must maintain certifications, complete required training and competency assessments, and comply with annual employee health requirements. Lexington Health is a comprehensive care network with six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals, and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. The organization also includes specialty care centers and postgraduate medical education programs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Successful completion of at least one qualifying medical-assisting education or training pathway: an appropriately accredited medical-assisting education program; a South Carolina Department of Education-approved Career and Technical Education Health Sciences Program; a military medical-assisting program; a U.S. Department of Labor-approved Registered Apprenticeship program in medical assisting; or an employer-delivered training program aligned to a nationally accredited certification exam. The employer-delivered program must be completed no later than 90 days after the role’s start date.
Currently hold and maintain active Medical Assisting certification or registry from a certifying body whose program is approved by the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Nursing and accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or another accreditation body recognized by those boards.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, or obtain it within 90 days of hire.
Successfully complete the basic LMC competency assessment for CMAs within the initial probationary period or any extension thereof.
Minimum years of experience: none.
No substitutable education or experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a provider.
Support patient intake, documentation, vaccine and medication administration, and clerical, environmental, and organizational tasks.
Assist with appointment scheduling and maintain medical record documentation in the EPIC EHR system.
Serve as a provider’s scribe as needed and follow LMC policies and procedures for scribes.
Participate in patient-care activities and record patient data and observations relevant to patient needs and credentials.
Follow office safety standards, identify safety needs, and take appropriate action to prevent injury.
Help provide a comfortable care environment and prepare patients for departure by reinforcing instructions and education.
Manage medications according to LMC policy and procedures and within the scope of the employee’s credential.
Enter pertinent information into Epic and verify chart information is correctly entered and associated; initiate appropriate follow-up when needed, including lab labels, requisitions, and visit summaries.
Schedule physician appointments, request medical-record copies when indicated, and arrange referrals as requested.
Maintain clerical supply levels; restock or order supplies and remove outdated forms or supplies.
Use time, supplies, and equipment efficiently; coordinate multiple tasks, complete assignments within specified time frames, and prioritize work to meet patient and provider needs.
Account for supplies and equipment, restock patient-care rooms, and report product needs to the appropriate person.
Assist with and document environmental checks as required by LMC policy and regulatory agencies.
Orient and train new employees when asked.
Communicate clearly and effectively using electronic, verbal, non-verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Maintain required certifications, complete annual safety training, mandatory classes and clinical competency assessments, and comply with annual employee health requirements.
Support and participate in change processes and performance-improvement activities, including adopting new methods.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

$3,500 sign-on bonus.
Day-one medical, dental, and life insurance benefits for benefit-eligible employees and their families.
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
Eligibility to enroll in the 403(b) match plan on day one; LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary.
Option to elect supplemental life insurance at low-cost premiums up to three times salary.
Adoption assistance.
Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment.
Tuition reimbursement.
Student loan forgiveness.