Float Pool Certified Medical Assistant - Community Clinics @ Augusta

5000 Wellstar Medical Group, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking a certified Medical Assistant to perform CMA duties in an outpatient setting. You will obtain vital signs, collect specimens, assist clinicians, and keep exam rooms ready and compliant with policies.

You will work under licensed providers and maintain EMR documentation while delivering patient education and emotional support throughout visits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Medical assisting certification or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 1 year outpatient setting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients for information about the visit and concerns.
• Obtain vital signs, height, weight, and medical history.
• Assist physicians with exams and procedures.
• Prepare rooms with supplies and equipment and maintain cleanliness.
• Administer injections and collect specimens per policy as trained.
• Document procedures in EMR and coordinate with RN/PA.

Skills

Phlebotomy

EKG

Manual BP

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assisting Certificate

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift Job Summary: Performs assigned patient care duties under the direction of a licensed provider (MD/PA/NP) or RN. Responsible for performing CMA clinical duties to include, but not limited to obtaining vital signs, administering limited profile of medications/injections per approved policy, performing simple diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, drawing blood, cleaning equipment, ordering/stocking supplies, and maintaining exam rooms in an outpatient care setting. Assists in emergencies as directed by licensed provider or RN. Duties are practice site-specific and may fluctuate based on location.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Interviewing patients for information about the visit and any recent problems.
• Obtains vital signs, height and weight, medical, family, and social history.
• Verified that one current problem exists.
• Update allergies and medications and accurately record findings on intake form in EMR.
• May be required to perform EKGs, ABIs, six-minute walk tests, etc.
• Assists physicians with exams and procedures.
• Prepares room with supplies and instruments.
• Provides education and emotional support to the patient throughout the procedure.
• Properly disposes of biohazard waste.
• Documents procedure in AD Hoc note in EMR.
• Answers triage nurse line or retrieves voicemail messages.
• Provides information to caller promptly (within 24 hours).
• Documents disposition/request for information via inbox message in PowerChart to patients physician.
• Consults with RN/PA in the clinic as necessary in absence of a physician.
• Maintains contact with supported providers during nonclinic days via phone, PowerChart inbox messages, etc.
• Obtains labs (to include blood, urine, and nasal swabs) per hospital policy; documents and enters charges accordingly.
• May administer seasonal flu/pneumonia vaccines and other site-specific premeasured injections.
• Maintains assigned exam rooms.
• Wipes down exam table, equipment, BP cuffs, scales, computer keyboard.
• Restocks linen and medical supplies.
• Annotates same on room log.
• Monitor expiration dates on all applicable supplies.
• Maintains assigned areas of the clinic by completing environmental sweeps monthly or more often.
• Front office duties as assigned (registration, scheduling, payment collection, check-in/out, insurance authorization, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

High School Diploma General or GED General Other / Certificate Medical Assisting

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor or BLS - Basic Life Support CMA - Cert Medical Assistant or RMA - Registered Medical Assistant or CCMA - Certified Clinical Medical Assistant or NCMA - National Certified Medical Assistant or MedCA - Certified Clinical & Administrative Medical Assistant

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 1 year outpatient setting is required; prefer experience in the specialty for which applicant is applying required

Required Minimum Skills:

Phlebotomy/EKG/Manual BP

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work-and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems. Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life - and our team members are the foundation of that care.

Mission, Vision & Values

At a time when the healthcare industry is changing rapidly, Wellstar remains committed to exceeding patients’ and team members’ expectations, while transforming healthcare delivery.

OUR MISSION:

To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

OUR VISION:

Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.

OUR VALUES:

We serve with compassion We pursue excellence We honor every voice

Culture of Excellence Wellstar consistently receives attention and accolades from national organizations that set the standards for world-class care. Our system-wide practice of safety principles, assessing and addressing errors and seeking feedback from our patients and customers continually earns recognition for advances in safety and quality.

Featured on the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.