Medical Assistant - Cardiovascular Clinic
About The Position
The Medical Assistant supports efficient patient flow in a cardiovascular clinic by preparing patients for visits, facilitating examinations and treatment in a culturally sensitive manner, and providing exceptional customer service. The role contributes to patient care through limited procedures, diagnostic test and consultation scheduling, patient-record maintenance, clinic and examination-room organization, supply and equipment inventory, and assistance to physicians, nurses, other medical staff, interdisciplinary team members, and support staff. Duties and skills may vary by department or unit, and other duties may be assigned as required.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED graduate.
- Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program, or at least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant, or CCMA or NCRMA certification.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 14 days.
- Basic typing and word-processing skills.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) certification from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or NCRMA certification.
Responsibilities
- Schedule tests, obtain films and reports, and prepare laboratory specimens according to policy.
- Assist physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on the competency checklist.
- Coordinate and implement patient-care plans with the health care team; may record patient-history elements for clinical staff review.
- Submit, call in, and/or fax prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies.
- Record data collected for completed procedures on appropriate forms and in medical records.
- Maintain medical records and required documentation; distribute reports and correspondence; file, photocopy, and process medical-chart forms.
- Keep examination rooms orderly and clean; stock assigned areas and maintain supply par levels.
- Complete required logs and equipment checks, including refrigerator and eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, suction, and other required checks.
- Perform clerical duties, including greeting and registering patients, scheduling, pre-certification of tests, procedures, and medications, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, answering phones, and entering ambulatory care charges.
- Perform simple procedures as directed by a nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
- Measure and document vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures in the medical record.
- Meet the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
