Certified Medical Assistant - Float Pool - Physician Practice

Hackensack Meridian Health•Neptune Township, NJ

1d•$24

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant assists in providing clinical care to select patients under the supervision of a professional nurse or licensed medical practitioner and provides clerical office assistance. This Float Pool position requires willingness to travel to multiple offices. The role includes preparing rooms, supplies, and instruments; helping prepare patients for physician visits; taking and recording vital signs; using special equipment; performing indicated tests after completing the required performance evaluation checklist; maintaining patient records; assisting with collections and billing; and using computer software to maintain office systems. The assistant identifies and responds to confidentiality issues and adapts care and communication to the needs of the patient population, including age, culture, language, hearing, vision, developmental level, education, and literacy. Other duties and projects may be assigned. The role requires lifting at least 5 pounds, pushing and pulling at least 10 pounds, and standing at least 6 hours a day.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, and/or GED-equivalent program.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to interact effectively and supportively with varying populations.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of computerized processes and data-entry procedures.
One of the following credentials: Certified Medical Assistant; National Certified Medical Assistant; Certified Registered Advanced Medical Assistant; Certified Registered Medical Assistant; Certified Clinical Medical Assistant; Registered Clinical Medical Assistant Specialist; Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate; Certified Clinical Administrative Medical Assistant; or Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant.
AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Nice To Haves

Graduate of an accredited medical assistant program.

Responsibilities

Prepare examination and treatment rooms, supplies, and instruments.
Prepare patients for physician visits and examinations, assisting as directed.
Take patients’ vital signs and record them in the medical chart.
Understand the proper function and care of special equipment.
Perform EKG, PFT, audiometry, and Titmus testing when indicated after completing a performance evaluation checklist.
Perform UDS, BAT, phlebotomy, and other laboratory testing when indicated after completing a performance evaluation checklist.
Maintain records by completing patient records as directed and filing records and reports.
Assist with collections and billing procedures as needed.
Use computer software to maintain office systems.
Identify and respond to issues of confidentiality.
Identify the needs of the patient population served and modify and deliver care to those needs, including needs related to age, culture, language, hearing, or vision.
Communicate with patients, parents, and/or primary caregivers at their developmental, educational, and literacy levels.
Adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.