Certified Medical Assistant (KC Metro Area)

AdventHealth•Mission, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves monitoring physician schedules, organizing patient care for timely visits, and serving as the primary contact for daily clinic operations. The position requires assessing and resolving issues or escalating them as needed, while supporting relationship-based care and upholding organizational mission and values. Responsibilities include conducting training, reviewing patient care protocols, ensuring compliance with infection prevention, and collaborating with healthcare teams to implement best practices. The role also involves collecting and preparing laboratory specimens, rooming patients, taking vital signs, documenting patient information, and assisting physicians with examinations and procedures. Additionally, the position requires auditing ordered tests, monitoring nursing supplies and equipment, delegating duties to office staff, and managing operational issues to ensure adherence to clinic standards. The Certified Medical Assistant works within the organizational framework to achieve hospital and departmental goals, provides direct patient care, and leads front-line staff in daily clinical operations.

Requirements

Vital signs [Required]
Body substance isolation [Required]
Specimen collection [Required]
High School Grad or Equivalent [Required]
Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) [Required] OR Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) [Required] OR Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) [Required] OR National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) [Required] OR Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) [Required] OR Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) [Required]

Nice To Haves

Phone skills and etiquette [Preferred]
Organizational skills [Preferred]
Bilingual – English Spanish [Preferred]
1+ year of related work experience [Preferred]

Responsibilities

Monitors physician schedules and organizes patient care to ensure timely visits.
Serves as the point of contact for daily clinic operations, assessing and resolving issues or escalating them as needed.
Supports relationship-based care and maintains accountability for organizational mission and core values.
Conducts training sessions, reviews patient care protocols, and ensures compliance with infection prevention guidelines.
Collaborates with healthcare teams to implement best practices and maintains high standards of care.
Collects and prepares laboratory specimens.
Rooms patients, takes vital signs, documents reasons for visits, patient history, and allergies, following nursing protocols.
Assists physicians with examinations and procedures, maintaining open communication for quality care.
Audits ordered tests to ensure timely receipt and follow-up of results for quality healthcare.
Monitors nursing supplies, equipment functionality, and maintenance, reporting needs to leadership.
Delegates duties to office staff, manages operational issues, and ensures adherence to clinic quality, regulatory, billing, and customer service standards.
Works within the organizational framework to achieve hospital and departmental goals and objectives.
Provides direct patient care and leads front-line staff in day-to-day clinical operations.
Other duties as assigned.