Certified Medical Assistant - Primary Care Arden

UNC REX Healthcare; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Pardee BlueMD is looking for a Certified Medical Assistant to join their expanding team. In this role, you will be responsible for interviewing patients, performing clinical tasks, and maintaining a secure clinical environment, ensuring high-quality patient care. This full-time position offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Must have Current Medical Assistant Certification.
• BLS certification required.
• Experience in a clinical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients and document medical history.
• Perform vital sign measurements and testing.
• Assist with provider-performed procedures.

Skills

Patient Communication

Vital Signs Measurement

Specimen Collection

Documentation

Education

Current Medical Assistant Certification

BLS Certification

Job description

Description

Our team is growing! Pardee BlueMD, apart of the Pardee UNC Health Care organization, is a primary carephysician practice network organized as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Our full-time positions offer a range of benefits, including medical, vision and dental insurance, retirement savings, paid time off, and more. Come be happy with Pardee!

Summary:

The CMA interviews and initiates care for patients who visit our clinics and plays key roles in the care provided, up to and including specimen collection and delivery of test results.

Responsibilities:

• Interviews patients to collect and document history of present illness (HPI), medication reconciliation, history of allergies.
• Performs vital sign measurement and any standard testing per clinic procedures
• Coordinates and performs follow-on procedures as directed by a provider, including but not limited to onsite testing, specimen collection, and wound care.
• Assists with provider-performed procedures such as suture application or splints
• Communicates with patients in a timely and effective manner regarding their care. Notifies patients of test and lab results. Patiently and clearly explains practice policies and procedures using cultural competency and active listening.
• Documents care into electronic medical recordkeeping system (EMR). Ensures completion of necessary documentation and forms.
• Collects and prepares testing specimens as needed for transport to offsite laboratory.
• Maintains and monitors consumable supplies and medications for effective ongoing clinical operations.
• Promotes a safe, clean and secure clinical environment for all, including the application of standard precautions and principles of infection control

Other information:

QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
• Must hold Current Medical Assistant Certification (AAMA CMA, AMT RMA, NHA CCMA or NCCT NCMA).
• BLS certification
• Position will require the ability to lift supplies and equipment regularly and navigate clinical area actively throughout work.
Preferred:
• Prior work experience in a clinical setting.

About Pardee BlueMD

UNC Health Pardee BlueMD is a Federally Qualified Health Center organized as a partnership between Pardee UNC Health Care and Blue Ridge Health. Spread across 12 individual locations in WNC, this partnership is specifically structured to allow our care team to reduce gaps in care, create a more seamless delivery model, and improve patient outcomes.

https://www.pardeehospital.org/care-treatment/primarycare/pardee-bluemd/

01.5715.9427

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: PBMD 2775 Hendersonville Road

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type:

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No