Medical Assistant - Pain Medicine
About The Position
Opportunities with Colonial Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses. Join our team and advance your career within a leading primary care and specialty medical practice that prides itself on family-focused, patient-centric care. With over 25 years of experience, offices across Sumter, Columbia, Camden, and Manning, SC, and a commitment to reducing wait times and integrating cutting-edge medical advancements, we offer a supportive environment where you can grow professionally. Our dedication to improving the quality of life for our patients through coordinated care and advanced diagnostic services is unwavering. Be part of a network that values Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Location: Colonial Healthcare, a part of Optum - 325 Broad St. Suite 200, Sumter, SC May be required to float to any Colonial location as needed for business needs. Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-5pm. (Employee will need to be flexible on end of shift time if patient(s) is still in office.) / No evenings, weekends, or holidays! Specialty: Pain Medicine
Requirements
- High school diploma or completion of an equivalent adult education program
- Medical Assistant diploma, technical certificate or certification OR 3+ years of experience performing the critical skills of a medical assistant after on-the-job training
- Active medical assistant certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA or RMA)
- CPR certified upon hire or ability to obtain within 30 days
Nice To Haves
- 1+ years of clinical experience
- Experience working as a Medical Assistant or EMT
- Experience with electronic medical record software
- Experience performing medical back-office tasks including obtaining vital signs, injections/immunizations, phlebotomy, urinalysis and administering medications
- Experience performing medical front office tasks including scheduling appointments, prior authorizations, medication refills and referrals
Responsibilities
- Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance
- Administering medications and injections
- Venipuncture for lab draw
- Performing EKGs, Spirometry, Flu and Strep Tests
- Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary
- Saves doctors’ time by helping with office procedures
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence and keeping patient information confidential
- Process Referrals
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications
- Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements
- Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
Benefits
- a comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
