Certified Medical Assistant

Overview: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community./span/p Responsibilities: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Under the direction of the health care provider, the Certified Medical Assistant is responsible for the delivery of patient care that promotes the safety and wellbeing of all patients. Accurately preforms preliminary physical tests such as: measures blood pressure, records weight, temperature, pulse and respirations and other measures as directed by established clinical protocols./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Perform general patient care by following established standards and procedures./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Greet and prepare patients for the health care provider./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Obtain and record vital signs including but not limited to, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight, drug allergies, and current medications and presenting problem./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• May be required to draw and collect blood samples from patients and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Administer ordered medications and/or vaccines via oral, injection, topically, rectal, ophthalmic, and/or inhalant administration./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• May perform routine tests including but not limited to EKG’s./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Schedule patients for diagnostic testing and follows up to ensure completion of testing./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Communicate with patient regarding test results and plan of care by phone or mail as directed by physician./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Prepare, clean and sterilize instruments and maintain equipment; keep patient exam rooms stocked, clean and orderly; dispose of contaminated items according to protocol./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Document patient plan(s) of care, tests and examination results in the medical record as directed by the provider./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Escalate non-routine issues, questions and/or concerns to the practice manager or healthcare provider(s)./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Ensure safety checklists/quality controls are completed as required./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Provide for patient safety and protection of patient privacy rights./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Perform other duties as assigned by practice manager, MA Lead or as requested by healthcare provider(s)./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /p Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongemuEducation and Licensure/u/em/strong/spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• High school diploma or equivalent required./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Current/valid Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification required or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) required if applicable./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Successfully completed Medication Aide 40-hour course or current/valid Medication Aide certification by state agency required if applicable/spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS) required/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongemuMinimum Experience/u/em/strong/spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• 1 year of experience preferred/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongemuMinimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities/u/em/strong/spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Ability to perform EKGs, draw blood and administer injections./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Ability to effectively communicate to staff and patients./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Demonstrated knowledge of examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Through knowledge of the meaning and use of medical terminology and abbreviations./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Demonstrate sound judgment and composure with the ability to take appropriate action in questionable or emergency situations./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Maintains a positive, caring attitude towards patients./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Good computer skills using a medical management application./spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"• Possess a strong work ethic and a high level of professionalism./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"DISCLOSURE STATEMENT:/spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job as identified, and shall not be considered a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in position./span/p