Certified Medical Assistant - Per Diem

Community Health Care • Wildwood, NJ

13d • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides friendly, professional, and high-quality support to CompleteCare’s providers within a team-based, patient-centered medical home model of care. The role involves ensuring a safe environment of care, reducing infection risks, embodying courteous customer service, and actively participating in the healthcare team to meet performance improvement goals. The Medical Assistant will adhere to HIPAA guidelines, proactively solve issues, organize tasks, and contribute to departmental planning and improvement suggestions. They will also maintain a clean and orderly workspace and efficiently utilize supplies.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an approved Medical Assistant program
• 1 – 2 years of experience in a healthcare setting
• MA certification required within 6 months of employment
• CPR certified
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
• Commitment to professional growth and development in a dynamic, forward-thinking organization
• Demonstrated knowledge in the role of every medical emergency

Nice To Haves

• Experience with electronic medical records preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide services to patients while ensuring a safe environment of care
• Reduce risks of nosocomial infections in patients, employees, and visitors
• Embody friendly and courteous customer service with both patients and staff
• Act as an active participant in the healthcare team – working together with all levels of staff to ensure the best care possible for patients
• Work with team to meet specific healthcare performance improvement goals
• Adhere to all applicable HIPAA guidelines as to ensure confidentiality of patient information
• Problem-solve issues as they arise in a proactive and positive manner
• Organize and prioritize tasks as assigned
• Work with supervisor to plan departmental activities, evaluate data and make suggestions for improvement
• Maintains clean and orderly workspace and efficiently utilizes supplies
• Manages assigned provider’s schedule to ensure that we are optimizing access for our patients.
• Communicates with provider about patients to be seen
• Greets patients and escorts them to exam rooms
• Identifies patients and confirms medical records
• Schedule appointments as necessary
• Registers patients and collects all information required
• Prepares patients record for provider
• Prepares patients for exam by collecting relevant medical history, information about visits, vital signs, and instructs patients on preparation for exam procedures
• Assists provider during examination
• Selects and completes all required forms for each medical screening
• Guides patients through their visit
• Administers vaccines and completes referrals as needed
• Communicates status of the patient with other members of the healthcare team
• Assures medical charts are returned
• Properly disposes of soiled equipment and laundry and prepares regulated medical waste
• Transports and retrieves instruments safely and prepares for sterilization
• Keeps clinical area clean, orderly, and stocked with supplies
• Opens and closes clinical area according to assignment
• Assists Practice Manager, Head Nurse or Charge Nurse with other tasks and projects as required on an as-needed basis to meet the goals and objectives of the organization.
• May require lifting/assisting patients
• Position requires work with hazardous and bio-hazardous materials
• Requires walking/standing for long periods of time
• Additional job duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays)
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Incentive program
• Life and disability insurance
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Reimbursement for licensure and certifications
• Reimbursement for CPR
• Discounted services
• Employee recognition programs
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) via Ameriflex (covers most out-of-pocket expenses)
• Pension plan
• Cancer insurance policies
• Employee-paid life insurance — 2x annual salary, up to $150K (CCHN-paid benefit)
• AAA membership (discounted rates)
• BJ’s Wholesale Club membership (discounted rates)
• Direct deposit
• Childcare reimbursement program
• Intersite travel reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED