Certified Medical Assistant

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Job Posting Title:

Certified Medical Assistant

Location:

Frisco - Ambulatory Surgical Center

Additional Posting Details:

Monday - Friday

Clinic Hours: 7:30am-4:00pm

PRN: Up to 20 hours a week. Flexible

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Manages clinic throughput and flow of patient-room utilization
• Assists with patient intake, measures vital signs, and reviews medication lists; takes medical and surgical histories
• Prepares and disinfects exam rooms prior to each patient visit
• Ensures adequate supplies and appropriate instruments are available in clinics
• Schedules diagnostic tests or imaging
• May participate in specimen collection and processing
• May remove casts and splints
• May perform venipuncture
• Accountable for meeting the standards of patient/personal safety and in maintaining a clean and therapeutic environment
• Assists clinic staff with administrative needs
• Maintains patient information and documentation in electronic medical record
• Abides by organizational and HIPAA guidelines, privacy practices, patient confidentiality, and patient rights
• Supports hospital and departmental performance improvement goals
• Supports quality care through compliance with departmental and organizational policies and guidelines, and external agency guidelines, standards, or regulations
• Supports departmental initiatives and change efforts
• Practices financial and resource stewardship
• Engages in strong communication, acts as team player in supporting mission and vision of organization, and abides by organization’s core values
• Additional duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Certified or registered Medical Assistant required
• American Heart Association BLS certification required
• Applicable work experience preferred
• Phlebotomy experience preferred

Working Environment

• Working Conditions:  Inside
• Working Position:      Sitting, Standing, Walking
• Physical Demands:     Light, Medium
• Physical Requirements:      Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling, Repetitive Movement, Stooping/Kneeling/Bending
• An Individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in this group: 11-24lbs
• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position:  Feeling, Hearing, Seeing, Smelling, Speaking
• An Individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside environment, Bloodborne pathogens, Chemical Hazards, Respiratory Hazards