Certified Medical Assistant

Company: Prestige Staffing
Location: Decatur
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Certified Medical Assistant, CMA or RMA Outpatient Clinic, -Infectious Disease Location: Decatur, GA Fulltime, T- P Monday - Friday: 9:00 am ??? 5:00 pm (1/2 hour lunch break) or 8 am- 4 pm (These times will vary based on patient volume and other extenuating circumstances) Pay based on experience -$18+/hr. Description of Duties Administer medications, treatments, and injections as delegated under physician???s supervision. Receive, organize, and dispense medication and other samples as prescribed by physicians, recording all samples dispensed in the patient???s EHR. Assist with patient recalls for abnormal labs and/or test results. Performs medical assisting procedures under supervision of, or as delegated by a physician. Assists physicians in all procedures related to patient examinations. Assist colleagues with patient/physician flow in exam and procedure rooms. Take and record in EHR baseline vital signs (BP, P, T -, Wt., & R), patient history (review of symptoms, medical history, ALL medications patient is currently taking (including OTC meds and herbal supplements, etc.), and allergies. Routine laboratory procedures, which include but are not limited to - urinalysis, blood glucose. Venipunctures as needed. Assist physicians with completion of superbills during patient consults. Process all pharmacy and patient electronic requests and phone calls for medication refills. Responsible for managing and setting up all physician computers to receive weekly software updates. Obtain precertification / prior authorization as needed for medications and procedures. Prepare lab requisitions, and schedule procedures and tests with ancillary providers when ordered by physician. Respond to patient calls received before 4 pm on the same day. Respond to all calls received after 4 pm before 12 pm the following business day. Enroll patients in the patient portal. Maintain crash cart, properly discarding all expired products and replenishing with new product as needed. Review the ???Lab Requisitions??? daily for labs ordered, but not reported. QUALIFICATIONS Graduate of medical assisting course or nursing program and holds the certification of Certified or Registered Medical Assistant. National Certifications we accept are from: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) from the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) from the American Medical Technologists (AMT)Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) from the National Health career Association (NHA) National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) from National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) CPR certified. Phlebotomy preferred but not required #zr-rep

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