Medical Assistant Cert

Prisma Health•Greer, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs assigned patient care and related administrative duties under the direct supervision of a licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), or Physician Assistant (PA). Performs office and clerical duties as assigned by the office manager. Specific patient care responsibilities are assigned by the supervising clinician after competency is established. The position performs clinical, technical, administrative, and clerical duties within the scope of training and certification, including point-of-care testing, patient preparation, documentation, medication administration after competency is established, and support for examinations, procedures, and office-based surgery. It also handles patient communications, scheduling, registration, billing, and other office tasks as assigned. This is a non-management role reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Requirements

In South Carolina, completion of a medical assistant training program through one of the listed qualifying pathways: a CAAHEP-, ABHES-, or other U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited medical assisting program; an approved South Carolina Career and Technical Education Health Sciences Program; a U.S. military medical assisting program; a U.S. Department of Labor-approved medical assisting Registered Apprenticeship; an employer-delivered program aligned with a nationally accredited certification exam; or the Prisma Health Certification Institute Fast Track Certified Medical Assistant program.
In Tennessee, completion of an accredited medical assistant program is preferred.
No experience required.
A job-related certification from one of the following: CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA), NCMA (NCCT), RMA (ARMA), NRCMA (NAHP), or RMA (AAMP).

Responsibilities

Perform clinical, technical, administrative, and clerical duties as directed by the physician and within the scope of training and certification, including point-of-care testing.
Receive critical lab values, report them to the physician, and document notification in the medical record.
Prepare patients for examination and treatment; obtain and record chief complaints, current medications, vital signs, pain screenings, and allergies.
Pend orders for physician signature.
Prepare examination and treatment rooms and maintain supplies and equipment, including cleaning and sterilizing instruments as needed.
Assist the physician with examinations, tests, procedures, and office-based surgery.
Apply splints, casts, and dressings and remove sutures after competency is established.
Report and assist during emergencies.
Prepare and administer ordered medications and immunizations after demonstrating competency and passing the medication administration test.
Receive and return clinically related telephone calls after communicating with a physician or registered nurse about patient medical concerns.
Teach patients and provide printed information, at the physician’s request, about diagnoses, self-care within assigned duties, health promotion, disease prevention, and community healthcare resources; document patient education in the medical record.
Document data and care in the patient medical record.
Complete medical insurance and related forms for physician review.
Communicate as needed with patients, referral sources, and payors between visits.
Complete patient registration, scheduling, billing, pre-authorization, and other general office and clerical duties as assigned.
Schedule tests and treatments as ordered by the physician.
Perform other duties as assigned.