Perm - CMA - Family Medicine (Days) Newport NH
About The Position
The Medical Assistant II (Family Medicine - WITH dedicated Pediatric Support) is responsible for clinical duties such as taking vital signs, giving injections, performing simple diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, drawing blood, sterilizing and cleaning equipment, and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site. Greets, checks in patients, and notifies appropriate provider. Prepares patient, room and equipment for procedures and exams. Takes and records vital signs. Informs provider of patient vital signs and concerns. Recognizes and treats emergency patients as a priority, assists with patient examinations and treatments. Handles patient situations over the phone, schedules appointments and procedures with medical professionals. Understands limitations in dealing with patients over the phone, and involves nursing staff and providers. Register new patients and establishes a medical record. Prepares patient billings. Assists patients by filling out insurance and other forms. Supplies authorized information upon request by third party payors. Instructs patients in preparation for specific procedures. Collects and processes routine laboratory specimen. Operates and maintains clinical equipment. Maintains and uses aseptic technique including sterilization, disinfection and disposal of contaminated material. Cleans, wraps and autoclaves instruments. Cares for supplies and equipment. Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program
- American Association Medical Assistants (AAMA) certified - CMA designation OR American Medical Technologists (AMT) registered – RMA designation OR Certified Clinical Medical Assistant plus 12 month D-H apprenticeship program – CCMA designation
- Pediatric experience
- AHA (BLS) Basic Life Support certification
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in office or outpatient ambulatory care setting
Responsibilities
- Taking vital signs
- Giving injections
- Performing simple diagnostic tests
- Collecting specimens
- Drawing blood
- Sterilizing and cleaning equipment
- Maintaining examination rooms
- Greeting and checking in patients
- Notifying appropriate provider
- Preparing patient, room and equipment for procedures and exams
- Informing provider of patient vital signs and concerns
- Recognizing and treating emergency patients as a priority
- Assisting with patient examinations and treatments
- Handling patient situations over the phone
- Scheduling appointments and procedures with medical professionals
- Registering new patients and establishing a medical record
- Preparing patient billings
- Assisting patients by filling out insurance and other forms
- Supplying authorized information upon request by third party payors
- Instructing patients in preparation for specific procedures
- Collecting and processing routine laboratory specimens
- Operating and maintaining clinical equipment
- Maintaining and using aseptic technique including sterilization, disinfection and disposal of contaminated material
- Cleaning, wrapping and autoclaving instruments
- Caring for supplies and equipment
- Performing other duties as required or assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
