Medical Assistant Jobs in Santa Cruz, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of the CMCF Medical Assistant Training Program.
• Excellent customer service and phone communication skills.
• Basic computer experience.
• Ability to manage time, multitask, and handle high-stress environments.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Medical Assistant certification is preferred but not required.
• Experience in a medical office is desired.

Responsibilities

• Triage patients and take vital signs.
• Document patient care in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Complete patient paperwork, including prior authorizations and home health and medical supply paperwork.
• Assist providers with examinations, invasive procedures, and minor surgeries.
• Assist providers with ordering standard laboratory tests for chronic disease visits.
• Assist providers with quality management in the EMR.
• Reconcile medications and allergies for each patient at each clinical encounter.
• E-prescribe medications after the provider has made appropriate medication changes.
• Schedule consultation and imaging appointments for patients.
• Prepare patients for examinations or procedures and set up for procedures.
• Respond to patient messages and schedule appointments and procedures.
• Clean and stock rooms and update inventory records.
• Administer medications and vaccines after satisfactory assessment of competency.
• Perform patient tests and screenings, including x-rays, after satisfactory assessment of competency.
• Perform waived laboratory testing as ordered by a physician after satisfactory assessment of competency.
• Remove sutures or staples from superficial wounds, as well as casts, splints, and other external devices.
• Work through assigned tasks in the EMR.
• Communicate with physician offices, patients, and ancillary health care offices, such as pharmacies, at providers' direction.
• For LPNs with an active license, start IVs after satisfactory assessment of competency.