Certified Medical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED/equivalent.
• Medical assisting certification from a nationally recognized organization, such as CMA, CCMA, or RMA.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

• Medical Assisting degree.
• One year of medical assisting experience in a medical facility or documented evidence of completing an externship in a medical office.

Responsibilities

• Obtain medical histories, triage patients, and record vital signs.
• Reconcile medication lists in the electronic health record.
• Respond to tasks in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Immediately report abnormal results, such as laboratory results, to the physician.
• Ensure appropriate patient information is scanned into the electronic health record.
• Assist physicians in exam rooms as needed, including with suture or staple removal, dressing changes, and minor surgical procedures.
• Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule surgeries, tests, or hospital admissions.
• Code diagnoses and procedures appropriately to obtain insurance authorizations or appeals.
• Explain surgical procedures and processes to patients and families.
• Maintain physicians’ surgery schedules.
• Answer the multi-line phone system, triage calls, and direct messages to appropriate personnel and locations.
• Schedule new and established patient appointments and register patients by obtaining paperwork, insurance cards, and copayments.
• Maintain clean exam rooms.
• Complete KASPER queries for appropriate medications.
• Complete school or work statements, FMLA paperwork, and other patient forms.
• Check patients out and schedule necessary follow-up appointments.
• Order office supplies, maintain the waiting area, and prepare new-patient packets.
• Perform general office maintenance and housekeeping.
• Complete reporting and tracking as requested.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.
• Comply with HIPAA privacy and security requirements and maintain confidentiality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.