Medical Assistant III Certified - NCHV Cary

UNC Health; Cary (NC); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UNC Health Medical Group in Cary, NC is seeking a Medical Assistant III, Certified to provide advanced clinical and administrative support under supervision. The role includes rooming patients, collecting histories and vitals, assisting providers, phlebotomy, and maintaining clinic operations onsite.

Requirements include 3+ years as a medical assistant, MA certification from an approved agency, and BLS. Willingness to work in a fast-paced ambulatory care setting with strong teamwork and EMR

Qualifications

• Three years’ experience as a medical assistant.
• MA certification from approved boards (AAMA/AMT/CCMA/NRCMA/NCMA).
• BLS certification required.

Responsabilités

• Perform rooming and intake with vital signs and measurements.
• Collect medical history and verify allergies and medications.
• Administer medications as directed by the provider.
• Assist with examinations, procedures, and phlebotomy.
• Maintain exam rooms, stock supplies, and process referrals.

Connaissances

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

EMR data entry

Formation

Medical Assisting program (preferred)

Outils

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system

Description du poste

Job Description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
The Medical Assistant III, Certified provides advanced clinical and administrative support to providers and other health care team members. Works under the clinical supervision of the provider for patient care activities, and under the general direction of the designated manager/supervisor.

This position qualifies for a $7500 commitment incentive

Responsibilities:

• 1. Performs rooming and/or intake process, collecting and data, including vital signs, height, weight, and data related to patient’s reason for visit.
• 2. Collects patient and family data, including medical and social history.
• 3. Reviews patient’s current medication list, allergies and preferred pharmacy. Administers medications.
• 4. Assists the provider as directed, during treatments, examinations and procedures.
• 5. Collects specimens and performs phlebotomy.
• 6. Performs tests, for examples EKG, eye exams, and may assist with advanced procedures under the direction of a provider.
• 7. Reviews the patient record to determine whether patient requires any routine health screenings.
• 8. Ensures exam/procedure room contains appropriate supplies, equipment, forms and educational materials are available and ready for use during visit/procedure.
• 9. Provides patient with after-visit, follow-up, self-care or procedural instructions and/or educational materials as directed.
• 10. Prepares, cleans, stocks and maintains exam and treatment rooms. Cleans and sterilizes instruments.
• 11. Responsible for ordering clinic supplies.
• 12. Assists with patient registration, check in/check out, appointment scheduling, and scheduling of tests and treatments, and referrals. Answers clinic telephone and assists in-basket under the direction of a provider or nurse.
• 13. Assists in emergency situations as directed by a provider or nurse.
• 14. Assists the physician with maintaining preventive health measures for a panel of patients.
• 15. Performs clinic based quality or safety role (ex. clinic safety coordinator, performs required medication or other audits).
• 16. Maintains clinic quality databases or registries, such as immunization registry, immunization or medication registry.
• 17. Serves as subject matter expert and/or resource for departmental business unit, may include: Answering questions related to business unit; Resolving issues or complaints; Escalating issues to management that cannot be resolved by the team; Recommending suggestions for improvement
• 18. Serves as communications point of contact, may include: Participating in scheduled staff meetings and/or huddles; Providing management with status updates regarding team activities; Disseminating information to team
• 19. Serves as point of contact for scheduling, may include: Remaining aware of team requests for time off to assure appropriate coverage at all times; Developing coverage plan, notifying staff involved when team members are out; Planning assignments for staff based on coverage needs or complexity of tasks which may require knowledge of individual skill level to perform tasks
• 20. Interviews and orients new employees, may include: Attending Hiring for Excellence (HFE) training; Participating in candidate interviews and hiring decisions using HFE processes; Creating schedule and acting as preceptor for orientation of new employee; Tracks orientation progress and amends schedule as needed; Trains other medical assistants in routine clinic procedures; Provides verbal and written feedback on trainee’s progress

Other Information

Other information:
Education Requirements:
● None required as long as other position qualifications are met.
● Completion of a Medical Assisting program accredited by either the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accreditation Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) is strongly preferred but not required.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● Requires Medical Assistant certification by either the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), American Medical Technologists (AMT), National Health Career Association (CCMA), National Association of Health Professionals (NRCMA), or National Center for Competency Testing (NCMA).
● Basic Life Support Certification from American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Requires at least three years’ experience as a medical assistant.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
● Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
● Demonstrated ability to engage positively with patients and families and to work as a team with staff and providers.
● Ability to use a computer to document required information into the electronic medical record.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Organization Unit: NCHV Cary

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $19.98 - $28.54 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Cary

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.