Certified Medical Assistant

UofL Health • Bardstown, KY

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About The Position

Medical assisting duties include patient triage, vital signs, patient history, EKG, injections, and using the electronic health record.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED), required.
• Medical Assisting certification from a nationally recognized organization. (Such as: CMA, CCMA, or RMA), required.
• Minimum one year of working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and or documented evidence of externship completed in a medical office, preferred.
• Electrocardiogram (EKG), vital signs, venipuncture, capillary, and injection experience.
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)

Nice To Haves

• Medical Assisting Degree, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Obtain medical history, triage patients, record vitals.
• Reconcile medication list in EHR
• Responds timely and appropriately to tasks.
• Gives injections per physician order (i.e. Hepatitis A&B, PPD and flu vaccine)
• Reports any abnormal results to physician immediately (i.e. labs, etc.)
• Maintains clean exam rooms.
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to organizational policy and procedure.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED