Market Range: 04
Hiring Salary: $19.20/Hourly
THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE, TN
The Medical Technical Assistant 1 (CMA) provides nursing support for OB/GYN Nurse Practitioners and Resident Physicians in Graduate Medical Education outpatient setting.
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
EXPERIENCE: Six (6) months of work experience in outpatient medicine including internship, externship, or shadowing. Must maintain CPR certification.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: CMA, CCMA, or equivalent.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of EMR systems and medical assisting.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and manage time.
WORK SCHEDULE: This position may occasionally be required to work weekends and evenings.
- Prepares exam and treatment rooms with necessary equipment and supplies and assists physicians and nurse practitioners with procedures.
- Stands in as chaperon when appropriate.
- Obtains vitals and brief health history, escorts patient to the exam room, enters quality data into electronic medical record, and administers intramuscular and subcutaneous injections per orders.
- Assists with coding and billing.
- Assists with sending lab orders.
- Performs telephone triage as needed following established protocols and works with Quality data.
- Schedules referrals to specialists as needed.
- Performs duties as assigned.
- Prepares exam and treatment rooms with necessary equipment and supplies and assists physicians and nurse practitioners with procedures.
- Stands in as chaperon when appropriate.
- Obtains vitals and brief health history, escorts patient to the exam room, enters quality data into electronic medical record, and administers intramuscular and subcutaneous injections per orders.
- Assists with coding and billing.
- Assists with sending lab orders.
- Performs telephone triage as needed following established protocols and works with Quality data.
- Schedules referrals to specialists as needed.
- Performs duties as assigned.