CCMA Medical Assistant - Primary Care III

UAB Medicine; Cooper (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

UAB Medicine is seeking a CCMA (Primary Care III) for Cooper Green in Birmingham. The role involves direct and indirect nursing tasks, taking vitals, assisting with exams, and maintaining a safe patient environment.

Onsite, day shift, entry-level capable with CCMA certification. Responsibilities include patient interviews, medication administration per orders, EHR documentation, and communicating with patients and families.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Conducts interviews of patients to obtain pertinent health history data and other information, documents chief complaints, reviews electronic health record updates information and documents medications, allergies, etc.
• Administers certain oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, topical, intradermal, inhalation, and instillation medications per provider’s order.
• 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.
• Maintains accountability for a safe environment for patients and others. Adheres to safety regulations. Ensures environment is organized.
• May serve as a peer mentor and provide student‑learning experiences, as assigned.
• Ability to properly use departmental patient care / non-patient care equipment.
• Performs blood and urine specimen collection as ordered, ensuring accurate patient identification, specimen integrity, and compliance with established procedures and specimen collection protocols.
• 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 inbox to manage patient, provider, and interdisciplinary communications.
• Provides coverage across departments and clinic locations as needed to maintain appropriate staffing levels and ensure continuity of high‑quality patient care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

UAB Medicine is seeking a CCMA (Primary Care III) for Cooper Green in Birmingham. The role involves direct and indirect nursing tasks, taking vitals, assisting with exams, and maintaining a safe patient environment.

Onsite, day shift, entry-level capable with CCMA certification. Responsibilities include patient interviews, medication administration per orders, EHR documentation, and communicating with patients and families.