Medical Assistant Certified Float

The Medical Assistant Cert Float provides team-based patient care under Provider supervision in a variety of primary care, specialty care and pediatric practices. This role requires adaptability, flexibility and willingness to float based on needs. Working under moderate supervision, this role provides support to nursing, lab, clerical, and Physician staff in order to facilitate positive patient outcomes and care. This role also supports the practice in the front office, check-out, scheduling and laboratory as needed.

Essential Job Function:

• Collects patient data including biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors.
• Enters data, such as vital signs and implements the plan of care as directed by the Provider.
• Implements protocols/standing orders based on patient complaint or reason for visit.
• Performs 12-lead EKGs, select respiratory care procedures and other assigned patient care for which adequate training has been provided and for which competencies have been demonstrated.
• Administers oral and parenteral medications including immunizations, controlled substances, therapeutic injections, skin tests and treatments, and other treatment modalities according to specified policies and procedures and medical assisting standards, under the direction of supervising physicians.
• Assists with scheduling patient appointments, tests, admissions and follow-through with physician orders.
• Completes prior authorizations for medications as needed and communicates physician prescriptions to pharmacies by phone and fax as needed.
• Assists with the preparation of equipment, exam rooms, laundry, and restocking examination areas as necessary.
• Provides accurate, complete, and timely documentation of all medical assistant procedures in the medical record.
• Communicates patient condition, questions, and concerns to nursing staff and physician in order to triage and respond to messages appropriately.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent and completion of medical assistant program.
• Preferred: Associate's Degree Medical Assistant.

Experience:

• Required: Minimum 2 years as a CMA with at least 3 months in a specialty and 3 months primary care setting, either the specialty or PC must include pediatric care. Proven clinical competency (i.e. checked off by a RN or Provider) in a specialty and a primary care setting may be considered in lieu of the 3-month requirement.

Licensure/Certification/Listing:

• Required: Certification as a Medical Assistant (CMA)/Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) required from one of the following: American Associate of Medical Assistants (AAMA), American Allied Health - RMA(AAH), American Medical Technologists (AMT), National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), National Healthcare Association (NHA), American Registry of Medical Assistants (RMA), National Healthcare Worker's Association (NHCWA), National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP), National Registry of Medical Assistants (NRMA), American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) BLS, (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
• Participation in a clinical orientation, competency evaluation, and ability to pass a clinical skills assessment and medication administration test within ninety (90) days of hire, and within 3 attempts.