Medical Assistant Certified - Primary Assisted Health

CHRISTUS Health; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Certified Medical Assistant at CHRISTUS Health supports patient care with accurate data entry, registration, and insurance verification. The role emphasizes professional communication with patients, families, and care teams to ensure smooth operations.

Typical schedule is 8AM to 5PM, Monday through Friday, full time, with opportunities to grow in a collaborative hospital setting that values quality patient care and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
• 1 year of medical office experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in giving superior medical care.
• Accurate data entry of charges on patient accounts, registering patients, and updating patient accounts.
• Insurance verification and recording of statistics.
• Assist with scheduling patient appointments, answering phones, keeping providers informed of changes, and informing patients of their benefits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Communication

Medical office software

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Summary

The Certified Medical Assistant will perform various services and related activities in support of patient care including accurate data entry for patient registration and insurance verification. The Certified Medical Assistant demonstrates the ability to use good judgment and communicates effectively with all patients; families; licensed personnel; insurance companies and third-party payers. Demonstrates a professional and caring manner.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Assisting the physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in giving superior medical care.
• Accurate Data Entry of charges on patient accounts, registering patients, and updating patient accounts.
• Insurance Verification and recording of Statistics.
• Assist with scheduling patient appointments, answering phones, keeping providers informed of changes, and informing patients of their benefits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred.

Experience

• 1 year of medical office experience preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification is required.
• BLS required.

Work Schedule

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type

Full Time