Certified Medical Assistant, Baptist Infectious Disease - Downtown

BHS; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baptist Health in Downtown Jacksonville, FL seeks a Certified Medical Assistant to join the Infectious Disease team. This full-time role runs 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM and involves rooming patients, taking vitals, wound care, triage, and assisting providers with patient care.

The position requires CMA credential, Basic Life Support, and at least 2 years of patient care experience, preferably in a physician’s office. A $1,000 sign-on bonus is available.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of patient care experience.
• Experience working in a physician’s office preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Certified Medical Assistant credential required.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical assistance to physicians and other healthcare providers.
• Rooms patients and obtains vital signs.
• Performs patient triage and assists with assessing patient needs.
• Provides bedside assistance and wraps wounds as needed.
• Greets and chaperones patients during medical visits.
• Maintains accurate and complete medical documentation.
• Schedules patient care, treatments, and diagnostic tests as directed by the physician.
• Processes prescription requests and referrals.
• Supports daily clinical operations to ensure efficient patient flow and quality patient care.

Skills

Patient care experience

Physician office experience

BLS certification

CMA credential

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate degree preferred

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Certified Medical Assistant credential

Job description

About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville’s only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

**Up to a $1,000 Sign-On Bonus Available**

Baptist Health is currently seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to join our Baptist Infectious Disease team in Downtown Jacksonville, FL.

This is a full-time opportunity, with a shift of 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.

The ideal candidate will perform back-office Medical Assistant duties in an infectious disease practice, including rooming patients, obtaining vital signs, wrapping wounds, providing bedside assistance, performing patient triage, maintaining accurate medical documentation, and assisting providers with patient care.

Certified Medical Assistant, Job Responsibilities:

• Provides medical assistance to physicians and other healthcare providers
• Rooms patients and obtains vital signs
• Performs patient triage and assists with assessing patient needs
• Provides bedside assistance and wraps wounds as needed
• Greets and chaperones patients during medical visits
• Maintains accurate and complete medical documentation
• Schedules patient care, treatments, and diagnostic tests as directed by the physician
• Processes prescription requests and referrals
• Supports daily clinical operations to ensure efficient patient flow and quality patient care

Experience Requirements:

• 2+ years of patient care experience
• Experience working in a physician’s office preferred

Education & Credential Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED required
• Associate of Arts/Science preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Certified Medical Assistant credential required

Primary Location:

Downtown - Howard Building820 Prudential DrJacksonville, FL 32207United States of America