Location: G&G Healthcare
Position: CMA
Helps patients by providing clinical and business office assistance in the offices and
clinics of health care providers, such as, physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and
optometrists.
Certified Medical Assistant Job Duties:
• Welcomes patients by greeting them, in person or on the telephone; answering
or referring inquiries.
• Prepares patients for the health care visit by directing and/or accompanying
them to the examining room; providing examination gowns and drapes; helping
them to position themselves for the examination and/or treatment; arranging
examining room instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; reviewing and/or recording
medical history; taking vital signs; confirming purpose of visit or treatment.
• Supports patient care delivery by helping health care providers during
examinations; preparing laboratory specimens; performing basic laboratory
tests on the premises; disposing of contaminated supplies; sterilizing medical
instruments; administering medications on the premises; authorizing drug refills
as directed; telephoning prescriptions to pharmacies; drawing blood; preparing
patients for x-rays; taking electrocardiograms; removing sutures; changing
dressings.
• Educates patients by providing medication and diet information and
instructions; answering questions.
• Completes records by recording patient examination, treatment, and test
results.
• Generates revenues by recording billing information of services rendered;
completing insurance forms; responding to insurance and other third-party
inquiries.
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting
breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling
for repairs.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following, and
enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping patient care
information confidential.
• Serves and protects the physician or health care provider practice by adhering
to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local
requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading
professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in
professional organizations.
• Enhances health care practice reputation by accepting ownership for
accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value
to job accomplishments.
Certified Medical Assistant Skills and Qualifications:
Clinical Skills, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Health Promotion and
Maintenance, Hospital Environment, Procedural Skills, Documentation Skills, Verbal
Communication, Inventory Control, Planning, Dependability, Medical Teamwork