CCMA (Primary Care I) - Cooper Green

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Green Mercy is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant (CCMA) for Primary Care I to assist with patient care, take vitals, document in the EHR, and support providers under supervision.

The role requires CCMA certification, CPR/BLS, and at least 2 years of clinical experience. You will perform EKGs, urine tests, and medication administration per orders, while maintaining a safe, organized clinic environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with CCMA certification.
• Two years of clinical experience preferred.
• Current CPR/BLS certification (American Heart Association/Red Cross).

Responsibilities

• Assist with direct and indirect nursing care; stock exam rooms.
• Take and record vitals; perform EKGs and point-of-care tests.
• Obtain health history data and document in EHR.
• Administer medications per provider's orders.
• Provide patient/family instruction per protocol; maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain safe, organized clinical environment; adhere to safety rules.
• Utilize department equipment properly.
• Handle patient inquiries and manage EHR communications.
• Provide coverage across departments as needed to ensure staffing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Vital signs

EHR documentation

Patient communication

Medication administration under orders

Clinical teamwork

Infection control

Phlebotomy/collection tasks

CPR/BLS proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CCMA Certification (NHA or AAMA)

CPR/BLS certification

Tools

EKG machine

Urine dipstick testing

Blood pressure cuff

Job description

Job Description - CCMA (Primary Care I) - Cooper Green (CGM00019)

CCMA (Primary Care I) - Cooper Green - ( CGM00019 )

Description

STATEMENT OF VALUES:

Cooper Green Mercy strives to be THE choice for health care in our community. We honor this commitment by embracing our core values of:

• Kindness,
• Inclusion,
• Cleanliness, and;
• Attention to Detail.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Work involves providing medical treatment and personal care for patients as ordered by provider. Work requires the employee to perform duties such as taking and recording vital signs and dressing wounds. The work is performed under supervision of a professional nurse or provider according to facility policies and procedures. To display good rapport and demonstrate a positive attitude with all customers, family members, visitors and facility team members.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Assists in providing accurate, prompt direct and indirect nursing care. Stocks and maintains exam rooms. Set up exam rooms for specific procedures per provider’s orders. Accurately takes and records patient vitals and / or perform EKGs, urine dipsticks, pregnancy tests, or other point of care tasks.
• 2. Conducts interviews of patients to obtain pertinent health history data and other information, documents chief complaints, reviews electronic health record (EHR) updates information and documents medications, allergies, etc.
• 3. Administers certain oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, topical, intradermal, inhalation, and instillation medications per provider’s order.
• 4. Displays effective communication skills; accurately instructs patient/family per protocol or as instructed by professional nurse or provider; adheres to proper channels of communication in a courteous and cooperative manner; protects patients’ rights and confidentiality; handles telephone calls appropriately.
• 5. Maintains accountability for a safe environment for patients and others. Adheres to safety regulations. Ensures environment is organized.
• 6. May serve as a peer mentor and provide student-learning experiences, as assigned.
• 7. Ability to properly use departmental patient care / non-patient care equipment.
• 8. Performs blood and urine specimen collection as ordered, ensuring accurate patient identification, specimen integrity, and compliance with established procedures and specimen collection protocols.
• 9. Processes all patient inquiries, messages, and requests promptly, efficiently, and in a professional manner while practicing patient confidentiality. This includes consistently monitoring the electronic health record (EHR) inbox to manage patient, provider, and interdisciplinary communications. Reviews, prioritizes and responds to messages within the scope of practice, mitigating, or escalating issues as appropriate to ensure timely communication, continuity of care, and compliance with organizational policies and established response standards.
• 10. Provides coverage across departments and clinic locations as needed to maintain appropriate staffing levels and ensure continuity of high-quality patient care.
• 11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or equivalent and CCMA Certification from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or (AAMA) is required.

Two (2) years of clinical experience preferred. Work experience may NOT substitute for education/certification requirement.

Current CPR/BLS certification via the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role may require lifting up to 50 lbs.

The work location for this role is onsite.