Certified Medical Assistant

Positive Impact Health Centers; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 24,796 - 35,817; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Self Care Day quarterly

12 paid company holidays

Parental Leave

Free parking at locations

401(k) with 5% employer match

Employer paid medical, dental and v is

Credit Union

Job summary

Positive Impact Health Centers in Decatur, GA seeks a Medical Assistant to support clinicians delivering primary and HIV specialty care. Responsibilities include rooming patients, taking vitals, preparing exams, drawing labs, and documenting in the EMR.

The role requires teamwork, effective communication, and adherence to confidentiality policies. Qualified candidates will have CMA credential or an associate degree, BLS certification, and at least 1 year of clinical experience; Spanish bilingual

Qualifications

• Certified Medical Assistant credential or MA with an Associate Degree or higher in the medical field.
• BLS Certification required and must be maintained.
• At least 1 year of clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support physicians, NPs and PAs in care of patients including HIV-focused care.
• Take vital signs and escort patients to exam rooms.
• Prepare patients for examinations and assist clinicians.
• Collect and prepare specimens; perform basic labs.
• Document in the EMR and schedule appointments; provide treatments and vaccines as directed.
• Authorize medication refills and manage administrative duties related to patient care.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Documentation

Problem-solving

Education

Certified Medical Assistant

Associate Degree or higher in medical field

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Description

Positive Impact Health Centers (PIHC) is a community leader in providing HIV prevention, care and treatment services. The PIHC model of care assures that persons with HIV have access to medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health and social services, providing the best opportunity for patients to achieve high-quality health outcomes.

What makes us different?

• We offer our employees the following:
• Generous PTO, 1 Self Care Day per quarter, 12 paid Company Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Free parking at our locations/bus line accessibility
• PIHC is committed to your long-term success, offering a robust 401(k) plan with 5% employer match and automatic enrollment for your convenience.
• 100% Employer Paid Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• Credit Union

JOB SUMMARY

The Medical Assistant (MA) will support medical providers in delivering primary care and HIV specialty care for patients living with HIV. The MA is supervised by the Nurse Manager and ultimately the Director of Clinical Care.

Requirements

• Support physicians, nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) in the care of patients receiving PrEP services and in the care of patients living with HIV.
• Escort patients to exam rooms
• Perform vital signs
• Return phone calls within 24 hours
• Conduct patient interviews including history, complaints, and current medications
• Prepare patients for examinations, and assist the physician, NP or PA during examinations
• Collect and prepare laboratory specimens (including phlebotomy) or perform basic laboratory tests
• Prepare referrals as ordered
• Document in the electronic medical record
• Schedule patients for appointments with clinical provider or for laboratory specimen collection
• Provide treatments, administer medications and vaccines as directed
• Authorize medication refills as directed
• Perform administrative duties related to patient care as directed
• Abide by all state and agency policies regarding confidentiality of patient information
• Responsible for general clinic housekeeping and disinfection of exam rooms and other treatment areas as necessary
• Participate in quality improvement activities as indicated

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Electronic Medical Record system knowledge preferred
• Possess excellent communication skills (writing, spelling, listening and speaking)
• Cooperates as a team member
• Possesses problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Utilizes good management techniques
• Follows through to completion of assigned tasks
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet database and presentation software
• Abides by all policies and procedures concerning personnel including conflict of interest policy

Minimum Qualifications

• Certified Medical Assistant credential or Medical Assistant with an Associate Degree or higher in the medical field
• BLS Certification certification required and must be maintained in active status

Experience

• At least 1 year of experience in a clinical setting preferred.
• Phlebotomy certification preferred
• Bilingual-Spanish preferred
• Experience in primary care, infectious diseases, or HIV care environment preferred

Licensures

Current Certified Medical Assistant

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or operate computers, objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Notes

Positive Impact Health Centers, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, or covered veteran status.

Recreational drugs, weapons and violence are not permitted on agency property or at any agency events or programs.

The above job description represents the general nature, primary duties and responsibilities, and qualifications for the work performed by employees in this job, but is not a comprehensive and exhaustive list. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned, and specific duties, responsibilities, and activities within the core nature of the job may change at any time with or without notice. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, as specified by the employing entity, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for all jobs, if not currently employed by Positive Impact Health Centers.