Certified Medical Assistant/LPN-RHC

Rivers health; Heights (WV); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivers Health is hiring a full-time Certified Medical Assistant for our Rural Health Clinic in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. You will assist providers with patient examinations, take vital signs, perform routine nursing duties, and document all activities in the patient record.

Responsibilities include obtaining pre-certifications and referrals, providing patient education, triaging calls, and coordinating referrals and tests.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a CMA program.
• Must hold an active CMA certification.
• One year experience preferred in a provider office or hospital related area working with direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Perform general nursing duties and assess patients’ condition, including taking 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.
• Provide patient education materials and communicate physician instructions.
• Triage telephone patient care issues and schedule referrals or tests.
• Assist with medical procedures and coordinate outside referrals and lab work.
• Maintain exam rooms and ensure safety and infection control procedures in the office.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient care

Medical office experience

Education

CMA certification

Job description

Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States

Job Desciption

Rivers Health is seeking a full-time Certified Medical Assistant for the Rural Health Clinic. 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.

• 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.

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

• Responsible for ensuring safety, infection control and other policies and procedures

are followed in the office.

• Perform routine office laboratory procedures.
• Maintain equipment and supplies needed for patient care.
• Answer the phones. Triage telephone patient care issues directly to clinic provider.
• Adheres to Corporate Policies, JCAHO, Rural Health, Departmental Policies and Procedures, and Personnel Employee Handbook.
• Demonstrates professionalism and accountability.
• Fosters an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration.
• 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.
• General receptionist duties including but not limited to answering phones, scheduling patients, prepare cash receipts, registering patients, and entering daily charges.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of a CMA program. Must hold an active certification. One year experience preferred in a provider office or hospital related area working with direct patient care.

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