Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - TC Urgent Care - Sugar Land (Per Diem)
About The Position
As a Certified Medical Assistant in an urgent care setting, you will gather patient information, assess needs, and provide direct, age-appropriate care. You will work with providers and other health care team members to deliver safe, efficient, family-centered care. The urgent care locations are open seven days a week. Respiratory fit testing is required for successful candidates to meet occupational health and safety standards. Texas Children’s Urgent Care provides after-hours care at community locations across the greater Houston area and in South Austin. Its teams diagnose and treat common pediatric ailments and conditions and provide services such as injections, breathing treatments, fracture care and splinting, IV fluids, laboratory services, laceration repair, and on-site x-rays.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Graduation from a medical assisting or emergency medical technician program.
- One year of related experience.
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
- One required certification or license from the following: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Technician Basic, Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate, Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic, licensed Paramedic, National Certified Medical Assistant, Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant, or Registered Medical Assistant.
- Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing.
Responsibilities
- Collect and document patient and family information, including vital signs, BMI, height, weight, reason for visit, medications, allergies, and other required health information.
- Prepare patients for examinations and assist providers with treatments, examinations, testing, and emergency care within scope of practice.
- Complete provider-directed treatments, document interventions, and communicate patient needs and concerns to the care team.
- Administer medications and immunizations as directed and document administration, adverse reactions, and errors according to established procedures.
- Call in prescription refills, manage parent messages, and provide telephone health advice under provider direction and according to practice protocols.
- Document provider-patient encounters in real time and assist with referral letters, electronic medical record documentation, and e-prescribing.
- Provide patient and family education as directed by the provider and document education in the medical record.
- Coordinate referrals by verifying coverage, identifying in-network providers, completing required documentation, transmitting referral information, and tracking outcomes.
- Screen patient complaints and phone calls according to practice protocols and respond appropriately in emergency situations.
- Collect and process specimens, perform laboratory testing, and document results according to practice and manufacturer guidelines.
- Complete laboratory quality control, maintenance, calibration, reagent checks, proficiency testing, and corrective-action activities.
- Maintain supplies, medications, and patient care areas according to practice, infection control, and inventory-management guidelines.
- Maintain required certification and continuing education documentation.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
