Certified Medical Assistant

Positive Impact Health Centers; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Wellness day

Parental Leave

Free parking

Competitive salary

Safe Harbor & Profit Sharing

Benefit elections

Credit Union

Job summary

Positive Impact Health Centers is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to support medical providers in delivering PrEP and HIV specialty care. The CMA will work under the Nurse Manager and Director of Clinical Care, performing exams, vital signs, phlebotomy, and related clinical tasks.

Requirements include 2–3 years of CMA experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with EMR. Local travel between agency locations is expected, and the role includes responsibilities for scheduling,

Qualifications

• Certified Medical Assistant with 2–3 years clinical experience.
• Strong phlebotomy skills preferred.
• Experience with EMR systems preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support physicians and providers in PrEP and HIV care.
• Escort patients to exam rooms and take vital signs.
• Conduct patient interviews and prepare examinations.
• Collect laboratory specimens and perform basic tests.
• Document in EMR and manage referrals.
• Schedule appointments and triage patients.
• Administer vaccines and authorize refills.
• Maintain confidentiality and housekeeping.

Skills

Certified Medical Assistant

Phlebotomy skills

EMR knowledge

Education

Certified Medical Assistant

Job description

Are you seeking a career with a growing company, a place where you can make an impact in the community? Then Positive Impact Health Centers is the company for you.

Positive Impact Health Centers (PIHC) is a community leader in providing HIV prevention, care and treatment services located in Metro Atlanta. The PIHC model of care assures that clients have access to medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health and social services, providing the best opportunity for patients to achieve high-quality health outcomes. Services are provided on-site and through telehealth.

What makes us different? We offer our employees the following:

• Health Wellness day per quarter
• Parental Leave
• Free parking at our locations/bus line accessibility
• Competitive Salary & Benefits
• Automatic 3% Safe Harbor & 2% Profit Sharing (Retirement Program)
• 100% allotted for benefit elections for employees, 50% allotted for benefit elections for employee's spouse/dependent
• Credit Union

PIHC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

JOB SUMMARY

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) will support medical providers in delivering care for patients enrolled in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services and in delivering primary care and HIV specialty care for patients living with HIV. The CMA is supervised by the Nurse Manager and ultimately the Director of Clinical Care.

This position description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this position description.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support physicians, nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) in the care of patients receiving PrEP services and in the care of patients living with HIV.
• Escort patients to exam rooms
• Perform vital signs
• Return phone calls within 24 hours
• Conduct patient interviews including history, complaints, and current medications
• Prepare patients for examinations, and assist the physician, NP or PA during examinations
• Collect and prepare laboratory specimens (including phlebotomy) or perform basic laboratory tests
• Prepare referrals as ordered and collaborate assigned patient care team and provide relevant support to clinical operations and patient care
• Document in the electronic medical record
• Conduct triage and Schedule patients for appointments with clinical provider or for laboratory specimen collection
• Provide treatments, administer medications and vaccines as directed
• Authorize medication refills as directed
• Perform administrative duties related to patient care as directed
• Abide by all state and agency policies regarding confidentiality of patient information
• Responsible for general clinic housekeeping and disinfection of exam rooms and other treatment areas as necessary
• Participate in quality improvement activities as indicated

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Certified as a Medical Assistant, preference for strong phlebotomy skills
• Self-starter with the ability to multi-task
• Electronic Medical Record system knowledge preferred
• Possess excellent communication skills (writing, spelling, listening and speaking)
• Cooperates as a team member
• Possesses problem solving and decision‑making abilities
• Utilizes good management techniques
• Follows through to completion of assigned tasks
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet database and presentation software
• Abides by all policies and procedures concerning personnel including conflict of interest policy

Minimum Qualifications

Certified Medical Assistant with at least 2-3 years of experience in clinical setting.

Travel requirement or special consideration

local travel between agency locations and other community agencies.

Experience

At least 2-3 years of experience in clinical setting.

License/Licensure

Certified Medical Assistant

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or operate computers, objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Notes

• Positive Impact Health Centers, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, or covered veteran status.
• Recreational drugs, weapons and violence are not permitted on agency property or at any agency events or programs.
• The above job description represents the general nature, primary duties and responsibilities, and qualifications for the work performed by employees within this job, but is not a comprehensive and exhaustive list. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned, and specific duties, responsibilities, and activities within the core nature of the job may change at any time with or without notice. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, as specified by the employing entity, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for all jobs, if not currently employed by Positive Impact Health Centers.