Medical Assistant (Liberty Cardiovascular Specialists Clinic)

Liberty Hospital; Liberty (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Liberty, Missouri is seeking a qualified Medical Assistant to support physicians and ensure high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include scheduling tests, assisting with procedures, and maintaining medical records. The ideal candidate has graduated from an accredited Medical Assistant program or has relevant certification, and is able to perform vital signs and clerical duties. This full-time role offers an opportunity to become part of a dedicated healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Must have certification such as CCMA or NCRMA.
• Must obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification within 14 days.
• Experience in handling clerical duties such as patient registration and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Schedule tests, obtain films and reports, prepare laboratory specimens.
• Assist physicians and/or nurses with procedures and examinations.
• Maintain medical records and ensure proper documentation.
• Perform clerical duties including patient greeting and registration.

Skills

Basic typing and word processing

Education

High School Graduate

Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or at least one year of experience

Job description

Medical Assistant (Liberty Cardiovascular Specialists Clinic)

Position Title: Medical Assistant (Liberty Cardiovascular Specialists Clinic)
Location: Liberty Hospital Doctors Building

Responsibilities

• Accurately schedules tests; obtains films and reports; and prepares laboratory specimens according to policy.
• Assists physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on competency checklist.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team in coordinating and implementing plans for patient care; may record elements of the patient history for clinical staff review.
• Electronically submits, calls and/or faxes in prescriptions and refills to outpatient pharmacies.
• Ensures data collected for completed procedures is recorded on appropriate forms and in medical records.
• Maintains medical records; ensures all required documentation is available in the medical record; distributes reports and correspondence; files, photocopies and processes forms related to medical charts.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned areas and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, emergency/crash carts, suction and other required checks.
• Performs clerical duties such as greeting patients; registration; scheduling; pre-certification of tests, procedures and medications; processing insurance forms; preparing financial records; answering phones; and entering ambulatory care charges.
• Performs simple procedures as directed by the nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
• Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures and documents in medical record.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Other Duties

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or at least one year as a Medical Assistant or CCMA or NCRMA certification.

Licensure and Certification

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) – American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days.
• Preferred: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) – National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or NCRMA.

Knowledge Requirements

• Basic typing and word processing.

Job Type

Full time.

Job Requisition ID

R-49364.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.