Clinical & Administrative Medical Assistant

Healthier-Mississippi-People-LLC; Flowood (MS); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthier-Mississippi-People-LLC in Flowood, MS is seeking a Medical Assistant to support routine administrative and clinical duties within a university physician setting. You will check in patients, take histories and vital signs, prepare charts, and assist with examinations.

Responsibilities include venipuncture, specimen collection, room preparation, instrument sterilization, and basic billing and scheduling tasks.

Qualifications

• Certification as a Medical Assistant from a national program is required.
• Experience with patient check-in, vital signs, and chart preparation.

Responsibilities

• Assists with direct patient care procedures and related tasks; checks in patients, obtains patient medical histories, takes vital signs, prepares charts, and assists with medical examinations.
• Performs routine specialized procedures such as venipuncture, catheterization, and sterile dressing changes in accordance with established protocols. Collects and prepares laboratory specimens for analysis.
• Arranges examining room instruments and equipment; sterilizes medical instruments; disposes contaminated supplies; maintains stocks of medicines and medical supplies.
• Educates and advises patients on specified medical issues within established guidelines.
• Performs administrative duties such as answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient medical records, verifying demographic and insurance information, scheduling appointments, and performing billing and bookkeeping.
• Practices safety, environmental, and infection control methods.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Anatomy knowledge

Medical terminology

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Record management

Data collection

Education

CMA (AAMA)

CCMA (NHA)

NCMA/CMA (NCCT)

RMA (AMT)

RMA (AAMP/ARMA/AMT registry)

Tools

PC software proficiency

Job description

Healthier-Mississippi-People-LLC in Flowood, MS is seeking a Medical Assistant to support routine administrative and clinical duties within a university physician setting. You will check in patients, take histories and vital signs, prepare charts, and assist with examinations.

Responsibilities include venipuncture, specimen collection, room preparation, instrument sterilization, and basic billing and scheduling tasks.