CLN Medical Assistant Float - Children's Place Occ - FT - 1st Shift

Huntsville Hospital; Fort Payne (AL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to join a busy clinical team in Alabama. You will perform patient care assessments, take vital signs, prepare exam rooms, and assist with injections and meds, supporting providers and families.

Responsibilities include answering clinical questions, scheduling tests and surgeries, collecting insurance information, and distributing test-related documents.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification required.
• Minimum 1 year of clinic experience.
• Phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Customer service experience preferred.
• Typing, word processing and computer skills required.
• EMR experience in Athena preferred.
• BCLS certification required within orientation.

Responsibilities

• Initiates patient care assessments and records vital signs.
• Gathers and prepares patients and exam rooms for procedures.
• Drew up medications and administer injections as directed.
• Answer phone calls about patients' medical questions and concerns.
• Schedule tests and surgeries in coordination with scheduling.
• Gathers financial and insurance information and distributes testing and surgery info.
• Support providers and families with patient education.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Multitasking in fast-paced env

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Athena EMR

Job description

Acts as collaborative member of the clinical team in providing continuity and quality care to patients. Initiates patient care assessments, gathers vital signs, prepares patient and exam room for procedures, draw up meds and give injections. Provide patient educations and support as needed to assist providers, patients and family.

Answer and return phone calls pertaining to patients medical/clinical questions and concerns. Schedules patients for diagnostic tests and surgeries, Coordinates with scheduling department and patient’s regarding tests and surgeries. Gathers and records financial and insurance information. Distributes testing and surgery information to patients.

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Experience required

Education

• High school diploma or GED required.

Licensure/Certification

• Certified Medical Assistant required.

Experience

• Minimum of one year clinic experience in clinic setting.
• Phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Previous customer service experience preferred.
• Typing, word processing, computer, and telephone skills preferred.
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience in Athena is preferred, but not required.

Additional Skills/Abilities

• Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.
• Must be able to use computer, fax machine and copy machine.
• Must be detail oriented and work well in a team environment.
• Experience with GPMS/EMR is desired.
• BCLS must be received within the orientation period.