Certified Medical Assistant-General Surgery office

mhnetwork; Point Pleasant (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivers Health in Point Pleasant, WV, seeks a full-time Certified Medical Assistant or Licensed Practical Nurse to support the General Surgery Office. You will assist providers, perform nursing duties, and handle patient care and office tasks to maintain high-quality care.

The role involves vital signs, examinations support, documentation, and coordination of referrals and tests, with emphasis on safety and teamwork in an office setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing for Licensed Practical Nurse, or Certified Medical Assistant Program.
• Must hold an active certification/license.
• One year experience preferred in a provider office or hospital related area working with direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Perform general nursing duties, assess patients’ general condition and take vital signs.
• Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments.
• Document all activities, interventions and medications in the patient record.
• Obtain pre-certifications, pre-authorizations and referrals from insurance companies.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials and physician instructions.
• Schedule referrals, tests, and hospital visits; manage prescriptions and calls with test results.
• Assist with lab procedures and maintain patient areas and equipment.
• Triage telephone patient care issues and direct to clinic provider.
• Adhere to policies and infection control procedures in the office.
• Cover for co-workers and provide full range of duties as needed.
• Provide general receptionist duties: answer phones, schedule patients, register and enter charges.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Multitasking

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Program

Job description

Rivers Health is seeking a full-time Certified Medical Assistant or Licensed Practical Nurse for the General Surgery Office. Assists the provider with treatment of patients in the office, handles administrative and nursing duties related to patient care. Maintains a high quality of care within an office setting.

1. Perform general nursing duties. Assess patients’ general condition and take vital signs and

History. Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments.

Documents all activities, interventions and medications in the patient record. Obtains

pre-certifications, pre-authorizations and referrals from insurance companies.

1. Promotes wellness by providing patient education materials, communicating physician advice and instructions.

1. Responsible in handling critical lab values and promptly seeking physician orders. Schedule outside referrals. Assist with Medical procedures. Answer telephone. Scheduling patients for office visits and/or hospital tests. Sending prescriptions into pharmacy. Calling patients with test results.

1. Assists the physicians in the treatment and care of the patients in the office. Maintains

exam rooms and other patient areas for the physician to examine the patients.

1. Responsible for ensuring safety, infection control and other policies and procedures

are followed in the office.

1. Perform routine office laboratory procedures.

1. Maintain equipment and supplies needed for patient care.

1. Answer the phones. Triage telephone patient care issues directly to clinic provider.

1. Adheres to Corporate Policies, JCAHO, Rural Health, Departmental Policies and Procedures, and Personnel Employee Handbook.

1. Demonstrates professionalism and accountability.

1. Fosters an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration.

1. Filling in during co-workers absence. Cover for other nursing personnel when they are not here and complete full range of duties. Cover other areas as needed.

1. General receptionist duties including but not limited to answering phones, scheduling patients, prepare cash receipts, registering patients, and entering daily charges.

1. Other duties as assigned.

Graduate of an approved school of nursing for Licensed Practical Nurse, or Certified Medical Assistant Program.Must hold an active certification/license. One year experience preferred in a provider office or hospital related area working with direct patient care.