Certified Medical Assistant

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Mississippi is seeking a patient care assistant to provide direct patient care under licensed supervision. Responsibilities include triage and rooming patients, ensuring patient safety, and supporting clerical tasks as needed.

The role includes ongoing education and achievement of set goals. Qualified candidates have at least one year of experience, completion of an approved nursing or medical assistant course, and may have phlebotomy experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience.
• Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency.
• Phlebotomy experience may be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs direct patient care duties as assigned.
• Triage and rooming of patients
• Provides for patient safety.
• Possesses the ability to perform day to day clerical task and related duties.
• Participates in ongoing educational activities.
• Completes assigned goals.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Computer literacy

Education

Approved nursing or medical assistant course

Job description

Job Summary

Provides personal care assistance to patients under the direction of licensed personnel and /or Administrator.

Responsibilities

• Performs direct patient care duties as assigned.


• Triage and rooming of patients


• Provides for patient safety.


• Possesses the ability to perform day to day clerical task and related duties.


• Participates in ongoing educational activities.


• Completes assigned goals.

Experience

• Minimum of one year experience.

Education

• Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties.

Training

• Approved nursing or medical assistant course

Special Skills

• Computer literacy. Maintain Certification


• Phlebotomy experience

Licensure

• Certified by an approved accredited certification body or certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire date. ,BLS certification within 14 days of hire date