Certified Medical Assistant

Certified Medical Assistant

Pinnacle Orthopedics Salisbury

Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Novant Health's Pinnacle Orthopedics Salisbury is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant. The CMA will 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 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.

Why Choose Novant Health?

• Competitive benefits package
• Career advancement opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement and Future Forward education benefit programs

• Education: High School Diploma or GED, required. Candidates will provide proof of current certification from one of the approved certifying registries including: • 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, required. 
• 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. Current State Drivers License (Palliative Care Only), required. Refer to Life Support Training Policy NH-HR-3096. 
• Additional Skills (required): Ability to successfully complete generic and department specific skills validation and competency testing.

• Assist with examinations, treatments, special tests and procedures within scope of practice. Administer medication as ordered by the clinician. To coordinate and assist the provider to ensure safe quality/cost effective service and care for the people within the practice population. Specimen collection and Testing Analysis
• The team member understands and follows HIPAA guidelines and ensures the confidentiality of patient results. 
• Ensures all test results, in-house and referred, are reported to the clinician by checking a manifest or providing oversight of pending labs. The team member documents or assists in documentation or corrective action needed for Quality assessment, Proficiency Testing and Quality Control. Documentation: Ensures all routine, daily, monthly, and annual maintenance and QC are performed, documented and kept for the appropriate number of years.