Certified Medical Assistant — Patient Care & Admin (Full-Time)

CHRISTUS Health; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Shreveport, LA seeks a Certified Medical Assistant to support patient care with accurate data entry and insurance verification. The CMA communicates effectively with patients, families, licensed personnel, insurance companies, and third-party payers, upholding a professional and caring manner.

The role assists physicians, nurses, and physician assistants, performs data entry for charges, registers patients, and updates accounts.

Qualifications

• CMA certification required.
• BLS certification required.
• 1 year of medical office experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of OneCHRISTUS competencies.
• Assist physicians, NPs, and PAs in providing superior medical care.
• Accurate data entry of charges, patient registration, and updating accounts.
• Insurance verification and recording statistics.
• Schedule patient appointments, answer calls, inform patients of benefits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Insurance verification

Communication

Medical office experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

CHRISTUS Health in Shreveport, LA seeks a Certified Medical Assistant to support patient care with accurate data entry and insurance verification. The CMA communicates effectively with patients, families, licensed personnel, insurance companies, and third-party payers, upholding a professional and caring manner.

The role assists physicians, nurses, and physician assistants, performs data entry for charges, registers patients, and updates accounts.