Urgent Care CMA - Growth, Tuition Support & PTO

Portneuf Medical Center, Inc; Pocatello (ID); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Portneuf Medical Center, Inc. is looking for a day shift, full-time Urgent Care Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in Pocatello, ID. You will join a care team led by physicians or APPs, performing both clinical and administrative tasks in a fast-paced clinic.

Responsibilities include patient intake, vital signs, chart prep, EMR data entry, instrument sterilization, inventory support, and coordination of referrals. A solid CMA/RMA background and BLS are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Graduate from an accredited CMA/RMA program.
• Current CMA or RMA certification.
• Basic EMR and MS Office knowledge.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provides superior patient care and performs administrative and delegated clinical tasks that support patients in a clinic-based environment as part of a care team led by the physician and/or advanced practice provider.
• Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history, medical coding, and files claims using an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Support patient visits by performing chart prep and scrub, greeting patients, escorting patients to exam room to take vital signs, and relaying other applicable medical information to effectively support the reason for the visit and treatment.
• Perform medical tests and/or procedures that fit within the medical assistant scope of practice and have received documented satisfactory training by a provider to complete.
• Explains medical procedures to patients and provides instructions to patients about medication and special diets under the direction of the provider.
• Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments. Ensures patient exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for incoming patients. Provides patients with privacy, comfort, safety and hygiene.
• Assists in maintaining inventoryand stocking supplies, instruments and equipment for all exam rooms.
• Maintains appropriate paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders received for completeness.
• Addresses and requests referrals and other insurance authorizations in addition to passing along patient information for prescription, x-ray or lab requisitions to necessary parties. This includes calls to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.

Skills

EMR knowledge

MS Office knowledge

BLS within 14 days

Education

High school diploma or GED

Graduate from accredited CMA/RMA program

Current CMA or RMA certification

Associate's degree

Job description

Portneuf Medical Center, Inc. is looking for a day shift, full-time Urgent Care Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in Pocatello, ID. You will join a care team led by physicians or APPs, performing both clinical and administrative tasks in a fast-paced clinic.

Responsibilities include patient intake, vital signs, chart prep, EMR data entry, instrument sterilization, inventory support, and coordination of referrals. A solid CMA/RMA background and BLS are required.