Certified Medical Assistant - Family Medicine - Huntersville

Job Title: Certified Medical Assistant

Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 7:00am - 5:30pm

Additionally: This position will be primarily telephone duties with rooming rotations. Schedule offers flexibility.

Clinic: Lakeside Family Physicians 

Address: 14330 Oakhill Park Lane, Huntersville, NC 28078

Population: Family Medicine

Novant Health Lakeside Family Physicians clinic is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to coordinate and assist the provider to ensure safe quality/cost effective service and care for the people within the practice population. Perform and document necessary preliminary exam needs on patient to include height, weight, pulse, blood pressure, and temperature. Ensure patient chart is complete. Interview patients to identify current medical needs and relevant patient history. Assist with examinations, treatments, special tests and procedures within scope of practice. Administer medication as ordered by the clinician. Support DME and MRI authorizations

• Education:
  • Required: High School Diploma or GED
    
  • Required: Proof of current certification from one of the approved certifying registries
    • CMA with the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
    • CCMA with the National Health Career Association (NHA)
    • RMA with the American Medical Technologists (AMT)
    • American Registry of Medical Assistants (NHCWA)
    • National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
    • National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
    • American Allied Health (AAH) RMA with the American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA).
    • If a candidate is not currently certified, they must obtain certification or registration by the end of the sixth month of their hire and sign an education agreement.
• Experience: Previous work in a medical office, preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Current certification, or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire as CMA, RMA or CCMA; required.
• Additional skills required: Ability to successfully complete generic and department specific skills validation and competency testing.

• Patient Care: Perform and document necessary preliminary exam needs on patient to include: height, weight, pulse, blood pressure, and temperature. Ensure patient chart is complete. Interview patient to identify current medical needs and relevant patient history. Assist with examinations, treatments, special tests and procedures within scope of practice. Administer medication as ordered by the clinician.
• Immunization Administration: Ability to administer immunization, as ordered, using appropriate site. Ability to review immunization record and identify potential risk and side effects of immunization (s) ordered.
• Teamwork and Communication: Work within a team to achieve patient and team goals. Share and initiate regular and professional communication with co-workers. Facilitate and/or participate in regular team member meetings. Works within the team to identify areas of improvement and actively participates in the improvement process.