Certified Medical Assistant/LPN-RHC

Marshall Health Network, Inc.; Point Pleasant (WV); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Rivers Health in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, seeks a full-time Certified Medical Assistant to support providers in a rural health clinic setting. The role includes patient care, nursing duties, and administrative tasks to maintain high-quality office care.

The CMA will assist with examinations, take vital signs, manage records, and coordinate referrals and test results while ensuring safety and infection control standards. Applicants should have CMA credentials and clinical experience.

Formación

• Graduate of a CMA program.
• Active CMA certification.
• One year experience preferred in a provider office or hospital setting providing direct patient care.

Responsabilidades

• Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments.
• Take vital signs and assess patients’ general condition.
• Document all activities, interventions and medications in patient records.
• Obtain pre-certifications, pre-authorizations and referrals from insurance companies.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education and following physician instructions.
• Schedule referrals, tests, and follow-up appointments; manage prescriptions and test results.
• Maintain exam rooms and ensure safety and infection control in the office.
• Perform routine office laboratory procedures and triage phone calls.

Conocimientos

Vital signs

Patient care

Office administration

Medical terminology

Teamwork

Educación

CMA program graduate

Descripción del empleo

Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States

Job Description

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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