Medical Assistant, Certified

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital; United States; Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in the United States is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide patient care under physician or APP supervision in ambulatory settings.

The role includes data collection, patient prep, assisting during exams, medication administration, and documentation, with emphasis on quality initiatives and safety.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of Medical Assistant training from an approved program or at least 1 year of verifiable MA patient-care experience.

Aufgaben

• Accountable to nursing/ Practice Managers for operational issues.
• Participates in quality initiatives and clinical outcomes improvement.
• Communicates effectively with patients and families.
• Works with administrative and operations staff.
• Gathers patient data through interview and observation.
• Assists patients and families with examination preparation.
• Assists physician or APP during exams and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in practice-specific tasks.
• Provides routine treatments and administers medications.
• Documents patient data and education per policies.
• Liaises to schedule specialty testing/consultations.
• Answers calls professionally with clinical judgment.
• Enters orders into EMR under provider direction.
• Follows policies, procedures, and standards.
• Maintains safety and infection control per policies.
• Maintains regular attendance per policies and laws.
• Maintains compliance with Orlando Health policies.

Ausbildung

High school graduate or equivalent

Medical Assistant training from approved technical school or 1 year MA experience

Jobbeschreibung

Position Summary

Position Summary

Performs patient care under the direction of the physician or Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in an ambulatory setting.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• - Accountable to the Assistant Nurse Manager, Nursing Operations Manager, or Practice Manager for operational issues.
• - Embraces and participates in quality initiatives, goal attainment, and clinical outcome process improvement activities.
• - Supports and demonstrates effective and professional communication with patients and family members.
• - Works collaboratively with the administrative and operations staff.
• - Gathers patient data through interview and observation.
• - Assists patients and families with preparation for examination.
• - Assists the physician or APP during examination and procedures.
• - Demonstrates competency in specific tasks and skills as defined by the practice.
• - Provides routine treatments and administers approved medication types.
• - Documents patient data, treatments, procedures, and patient education according to Orlando Health and department-specific policies.
• - Assists the physician or APP by acting as a liaison on behalf of the patient to schedule and provides scheduling information for specialty testing and/or specialty physician consultation.
• - Processes incoming and outgoing calls independently and professionally using sound clinical judgment.
• - Enters medication, laboratory, and diagnostic imaging orders into the electronic medical system under the direction of a provider.
• - Adheres to and assures compliance with Orlando Health and department-specific policies, procedures, value statements, and Commitment to Excellent standards.
• - Consistently demonstrates personal and patient safety practices and adheres to infection control standards outlined in Orlando Health policies.
• - Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• - Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• - High school graduate or equivalent.
• - Successful completion of Medical Assistant training from an approved technical school (or at least one (1) year of verifiable and applicable work experience as a Medical Assistant in a patient care setting) required.

Licensure/Certification

• - Maintains current BLS Healthcare Provider Certification – and
• * Maintains current certification or registration by one of the following agencies:
• * Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) by National Healthcareer Association (NHA) (www.nhanow.com)
• * Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) (www.aama-ntl.org)
• * Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) by the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) (www.amcaexams.com)
• * National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) by National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) (www.ncctinc.com)
• * Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) or Nationally Registered Certified Advanced Medical Assistant (NRCAMA) by the National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP) (www.nahpusa.com)
• * Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) by American Medical Technologists (AMT) (www.amt1.com), the American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA) (www.arma-cert.org), or by American Allied Health (AAH) (www.americanalliedhealth.com)
• * Applicants with an accepted Medical Assistant certification or registration from an agency not listed will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.

Experience

• - None.