Medical Assistant (non-certified) - Part-time

pspan style="font-family: Arial"strongfont size="3"Medical Assistant (non-certified)brSinging River Health System Clinic - Pascagoula Clinic | Part-Time | Dayshift rotating Weekends | br/Pascagoula, Mississippibr/United States brbr/font/strongfont size="3"pstrongPosition Overview:/strong/ppThe Medical Assistant works under the supervision of the Physician responsible for patient care management. He/She provides patient care in a caring and professional manner and assists front office personnel as directed by the Practice/Office Manager./ppstrongDISCLAIMER:/strong This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned./pbrbrpspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"strongEducation/strongbr/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"High School graduate or equivalent required. Graduate from a Medical Assistant program with recognized certification.brbrstrongLicense/strongbr/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"N/AbrbrstrongCertifications:/strongbr/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"3009/30099 – CMA:brCertified/recognized as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) from one of the following institutions:br•Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA);br•National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP);br•American Medical Technologists (AMT);br•Medical Career Assessments (MedCA);br•National Healthcareer Association (NHA);br•National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT);br•National Institute of Health Professionals (NIHP).br/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"300997/300998 – RMA:brCertification must be a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) from one of the following institutions:brAmerican Medical Technologists (AMT);brAmerican Allied Health(AAH); brNational Association for Health Professionals (NAHP).brbrMust maintain certification according to certifying organization’s standards.brbrRequired to complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer.brbrMust have de-escalation training completed by the end of position orientation (90 days); must have appropriate level of de-escalation training.    brbrspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"span style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"strongExperience/strongbr/font/span/font/span/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"span style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"Minimum of one (1) year experience as a Medical Assistant is preferred./font/span/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"strongPhysical Demands:br/strongWork is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.br/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.br/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.br/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may be instituted according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.brstrongbrMental Demands:br/strongMust demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities.  Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.  Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.  Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.  Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.brbrAttention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required.  Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.brstrongbrSpecial Demands:br/strongMust possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.  Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook and Word.  br/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2"Must be able to demonstrate appropriate clinical judgment and apply appropriate professional skills to a patient population of all ages.brbr/font/span/ppspan style="font-family: Arial"font size="2" /font/span/p/fontstrongfont size="3"brbr/font/strong/span/p