Medical Assistant Jobs in The Woodlands, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of a recognized Medical Assistant program.
• National certification or registration as a Medical Assistant (MA), such as a nationally approved CMA, CCMA, CMAC, or NCMA certification, or RMA registration through American Medical Technologists.
• In North Dakota, registration as an MAIII through the ND Board of Nursing is required. If not held at hire, the employee has four months to obtain it; medication administration before obtaining MAIII registration must be supervised by a licensed nurse, and registration on the ND Board of Nursing UAP Registry is also required if MAIII registration is not held at hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within six months of employment, with recertification as required.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect subjective and objective health-status data from patients or caregivers and communicate it to the health care provider.
• Contribute patient-care data to licensed health care professionals and follow through on the patient’s plan of care under provider direction.
• Communicate specifically defined written provider instructions for care to patients or caregivers.
• Participate in preventive care, health maintenance, treatment, and follow-up for patients across the lifespan.
• Perform duties under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine.
• Obtain vital signs, prepare patients for examinations, observe and report signs or symptoms, and perform point-of-care testing.