Medical Assistant Certified - Healthworks/Full-Time Days

Centra Health; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Centra Health in Lynchburg, VA seeks a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) to provide patient support and clerical duties. The CMA works under a licensed practitioner, supports the care team, and helps coordinate care to achieve desired outcomes.

Responsibilities include taking vitals, counseling patients, administering medications, collecting specimens, and maintaining EMR records. Requires MA program completion and AAMA or equivalent certification, plus BLS.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Graduate of Medical Assistant program.
• Current certification/registration through AAMA or equivalent.
• Current American Heart Association BLS completion.

Responsibilities

• Assist in examination and treatment under provider direction; measure vitals and obtain health histories.
• Provide health promotion and counseling to patients and caregivers; establish rapport and explain plan of care.
• Administer medications and immunizations as directed; perform wound care and personal health interventions.
• Perform patient testing including specimen collection, CLIA-waived tests, blood collection, and ECG.
• Serve as a communication liaison for the healthcare team.
• Assist with patient scheduling and follow-up care.
• Maintain accurate patient records using an EMR system.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment in line with policies and regulations.
• May perform other duties as assigned or updated as needed.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Graduate of Medical Assistant program

AAMA certification

BLS certification

Job description

Job Description

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), under the direction and supervision of a licensed medical practitioner, provides patient support services, as well as office clerical duties. Medical Assistants coordinate patient care under the tenets of Centra’s Professional Practice model and collaborate with providers and members of the interdisciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care, focused on achieving desired outcomes.

Job Description

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), under the direction and supervision of a licensed medical practitioner, provides patient support services, as well as office clerical duties. Medical Assistants coordinate patient care under the tenets of Centra’s Professional Practice model and collaborate with providers and members of the interdisciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care, focused on achieving desired outcomes.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a provider; measures vital signs, and interviews patients to obtain health histories.
• Under the provider's direction, provides health promotion and counseling to patients and caregivers. Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and caregivers. Ensures understanding of the plan of care.
• Administers medications and immunizations (injectable, oral, topical, aerosol), provides wound care, and personal health interventions at the direction of a provider, as deemed competent.
• Performs patient testing to include specimen collection, CLIA-waved testing, blood collection, and electrocardiogram
• Serve as a communication liaison for the healthcare team.
• Assists with patient scheduling and follow up care.
• Maintains accurate, detailed patient records and charts using an electronic medical record (EMR) system
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment by complying with policies and procedures, rules, and regulations.
• May perform other duties as assigned or requested and job specification can be modified or updated at any time

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent,
• Graduate of Medical Assistant program.
• Required Certifications and Licensures: Current certification or registration through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or another equivalent organization
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) completion

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience as a medical assistant