Medical Assistant - Full Time - Days

Crisp Regional Health Services; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisp Regional Health Services in Cordele, GA is seeking a Medical Assistant to join the Physician Services team. This role collects data, provides comfort measures, and delivers care tailored to the patient’s developmental age and culture.

The Medical Assistant will assess patients, communicate with families and staff, schedule tests, and support education and treatment plans while maintaining professional nursing standards.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED; MA program preferred.
• Experience: Up to 1 year in a related setting.
• No certification required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team using clear interpersonal communication.
• Conducts patient condition assessments and documents findings.
• Uses clinical judgment and consults physician as needed.
• Discusses health risks, nutrition, and lifestyle changes with patients.
• Schedules consultations, tests, and referrals; processes prescriptions as directed.
• Answers patient questions and coordinates follow-up needs.
• Maintains supply stock and supports safety and infection control.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient communication

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Scheduling/coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree preferred (Medical Assistant or related)

Job description

Position Summary

Under the leadership of the department Manager, Physician Services, the Medical Assistant is an active member of the Physician Services team that collects data and provides comfort measures and care to patients. The Medical Assistant is responsible for providing care that is appropriate for the patient’s developmental age and is culturally sensitive. The Medical Assistant formulates an appropriate plan for care and analyzes the effectiveness of interventions while effectively interacting with patients, families’ other medical office staff members. The Medical Assistant maintains standards of professional nursing.

Basic Qualifications

• Education: Requires a high school diploma with an emphasis in Office Occupations and Administrative Skills or a GED state certification. A business office school, Medical Assistant program or Associate’s degrees is preferred.


• Experience: Requires up to one year of work-related on-the-job experience or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.


• Licensure, Registrations & Certifications: No certification required.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team with positive interpersonal communication skills when communicating with patients, families, and the medical office staff.


• Conducts an assessment of patient’s condition and documents findings.


• Uses professional judgment in treating patients and modifies the treatment and/or contacts the physician as appropriate.


• Reviews with patient relevant health-risks, nutritional issues and corresponding lifestyle changes that are warranted.


• Discusses with the patient and family member’s medications and medical tests and assists with their scheduling.


• Schedules consultations and referrals as needed and calls in prescriptions as directed.


• Answers patients’ questions and ascertains patients’ needs, acts upon routine requests, and relays information.


• Notifies patients of test results as directed and any follow-up visits requested by the physician.


• Communicates and reinforces patient care plan and education plan with patient and family and assesses the patient or family’s ability to comprehend.


• Ensures examination rooms are stocked with supplies and reorders supplies as necessary.


• Serves as a clinical leader, implementing nursing concepts, and mentoring other staff as necessary.


• Remains current on innovations, developments, new procedures, and techniques in nursing care to provide quality nursing care services.


• Assumes responsibility for safety, infection control and performance improvement as part of CRHS’s efforts to provide quality care and services. Performs all associated duties, responsibilities, and tasks.


• Presents a professional image to CRHS’s medical staff, co-workers, physicians, patients, and family members.


• Attends professional development programs and in-service training and meets the minimum requirement for continuing professional education.


• Performs other related job duties as assigned.