Certified Medical Assistant- Family Medicine @ Douglasville

WellStar Health System; Douglasville (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System seeks a Certified Medical Assistant for its Douglasville location. This role involves patient care, assisting with treatments, and documentation under a physician's guidance. Ideal candidates will possess a High School Diploma, customer service skills, and a detail-oriented mindset. Join a compassionate team focused on improving health and well-being in the community.

Qualifications

• Graduate from recognized medical assisting program preferred.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Must pass a Medical Assistant credentialing exam within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for examinations and assist during treatments.
• Document care delivered in EMR in a timely manner.
• Coordinate tests and follow-up care as required.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Detail orientation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assisting Program (preferred)

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Job description

Certified Medical Assistant- Family Medicine @ Douglasville

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How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Job Summary

The Non-certified Medical Assistant provides care for patients under the direction of the physician or nurse. Key responsibilities of the role include preparing patient for examinations, assisting during treatments, coordinating tests and follow-up care, and documenting care in the medical record. Demonstrates competency and skills to serve patients of all ages including neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. Performs other duties as delegated.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions

Patient-centered care

• Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease state, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity
• Assists with patient flow and rooming
• Carries out physician orders generated from patient visit, such as vaccine or medication administration, screenings, EKGs, lab point of care testing, etc., as defined in designated role-based clinical competencies.
• Documents all care delivered in the electronic medical record in a timely manner.
• Keeps patient examination rooms stocked, clean and free of clutter
• Assists nurse and other members of care team with care delivery, as assigned and within scope of practice.
  
  

Teamwork, Collaboration and Communication

• Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe, quality care that promotes the professional practice care delivery model. This includes but is not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods such as huddles and staff meetings, and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members
• Uses positive and respectful communication with all members of the care team, patients, and families
  
  

Professional Development

• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessments, required annual learning, and other education as assigned
• Serves as a role model for all staff disciplines and students to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce, modeling professionalism and creating a healthy work environment
• May serve as a preceptor or mentor for new staff and students
  
  

Patient Safety

• Promotes a safe and hazard-free environment for the provision of high-quality patient care
• Reports to leadership potential patient safety hazards identified
• Integrates health promotion and patient safety principles into the delivery of care via the application of evidence-based practice and best practice workflows to ensure that care is individualized, exceeds patient expectations, and promotes quality outcomes
• Participates in patient safety events and education, as required
  
  

Quality and Regulatory

• Upholds all system/organizational and WMG policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description
• Demonstrates consistent use of appropriate hand hygiene
• Follows appropriate PPE and infection prevention policies in the delivery of quality, safe patient care
• Assures that all quality control measures are completed and documented on appropriate logs
  
  

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

• High School Diploma General or GED General or Trade School Diploma/Degree Medical Assisting-Preferred
  
  

Required Minimum License(s) And Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor
  
  

Additional License(s) And Certification(s)

must successfully pass a Medical Assistant credentialing body examination (AMT) within first 90 days of employment. within 90 Days Required

Required Minimum Experience

Specific experience in practice specialty Preferred

Graduate from state recognized medical assisting program in last 5 years or evidence of fulltime employment as a medical assistant for at least one year of last 3 years. OR 2 years in the last 5 years.

Required

Required Minimum Skills:

Ability to read, write and speak the English language;

Strong customer service and interpersonal skills;

Ability to collaborate with other health care providers in the provision of patient care;

Ability to multi-task essential;

Ability to function in stressful situations;

Strong detail orientation required;

Computer skills required;

Time management and strong organizational skills are required;

Basic Computer Skills Required.

Ability to enter information into an electronic medical record required;

Basic medical terminology required.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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