Your Role
Key responsibilities include:
- Perform assigned patient care and related administrative duties under direct supervision of a licensed physician, APRN, or PA.
- Carry out clinical, technical, administrative, and clerical duties within scope of training and certification, including point of care testing and reporting critical lab values to physician.
- Prepare patients for examination and treatment by obtaining chief complaints, current medications, vital signs, pain screening, and allergies; pend orders for physician signature.
- Prepare exam and treatment rooms; maintain supplies and equipment; clean and sterilize instruments as needed.
- Assist physician with examinations, tests, procedures, and office-based surgery; apply splints, casts, dressings; remove sutures; assist during emergencies.
- Prepare and administer medications and immunizations as ordered, after competency demonstration and passing medication administration test.
- Receive and return clinically related telephone calls after consulting with physician or registered nurse.
- Provide patient education and printed information on diagnosis, self-care, health promotion, disease prevention, and community healthcare resources as requested by physician; document education in medical record.
- Document data and care in patient medical record.
- Complete medical insurance and related forms for physician review; communicate with patients, referral sources, and payors; perform patient registration, scheduling, billing, pre-authorization, and other office duties as assigned.
- Schedule tests and treatments as ordered by physician.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
About You
The company is looking for candidates with the following qualifications:
- Completion of a medical assistant training program accredited by CAAHEP, ABHES, or recognized agency; or approved Career and Technical Education Health Sciences Program in South Carolina; or military medical assisting program; or Department of Labor-approved Registered Apprenticeship; or employer-led training aligned with nationally accredited certification exam; or Prisma Health Certification Institute Fast Track CMA program.
- In Tennessee, completion of an accredited medical assistant program is preferred.
- No prior experience required.
- Possession of job-related certification such as CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA), NCMA (NCCT), RMA (ARMA), NRCMA (NAHP), or RMA (AAMP).
- CMAs certified before 1/1/2020 who maintained certification without lapse are exempt from education requirements.
- South Carolina incumbents hired after 1/1/2020 without required education have until July 15, 2026, to complete state education requirements.
Work Shift
Day shift.
Location
Cross Creek Medical Campus, 2168 Pain Management-Crosscreek 111, Practice Operations Department.