PRIMARY CARE CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Carolina Health Specialists•Myrtle Beach, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Certified Medical Assistant with primary care experience needed for a busy multi-specialty practice in Myrtle Beach. The position provides professional nursing care to clinic patients under physician supervision and the supervision of the Patient/Clinical Services Manager. The employee may need to travel between office locations. The role reports to the Office Manager and has no supervisory responsibilities. The work takes place in office and exam-room settings, with frequent exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, toxic substances, and medicinal preparations. Hepatitis B vaccination and a TB test are required. The role involves varied physical activities, occasional workload stress, and use of office and medical equipment. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:45 a.m.–5:15 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. No nights or weekends are required. Certification or a nursing license is required upon hire and must be maintained during employment. Excellent pay and benefits are offered.

Requirements

Certification or a nursing license is required upon hire and must be maintained during employment.
Experience in primary care.
Excellent computer and customer service skills.
Knowledge of basic nursing principles and protocols, infection control, environmental safety, patient confidentiality, and medical chart reporting and records.
Skills in patient assessment and assistance, universal precautions, workplace safety, confidentiality, and health information management and charting.
Ability to work effectively with physicians and other staff; interact appropriately with patients, families, staff, and others; and respond flexibly to changing demands.
Must be able to perform activities including sitting, walking, stooping, lifting, bending, and reaching.
Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and lift 100 pounds.
Must be able to use office equipment including a phone, writing instruments, PC, and fax, as well as medical equipment including a stethoscope, EKG machine, ear-washing equipment, speculums, scales, and blood pressure cuff.
Hepatitis B vaccination and TB test required.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ general condition and take vital signs and weight.
Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
Provide basic patient care as needed.
Document activities, interventions, patient and family responses, and medications dispensed or prescribed in medical records.
Promote wellness by providing patient education materials and communicating physician advice and instructions.
Follow infection-control and safety guidelines and confidentiality policies.
Review patient cases, acknowledge requests, and update action notes before closing cases.
Review all cases created for providers at the office location.
Handle patient callback requests promptly and in a timely manner.
Maintain minimum inventory levels and order medical supplies as needed.
Stock and clean patient rooms and keep the cleaning log up to date.
Travel between office locations as needed.