CMA (Front & Back Office), PRN - Primary Care FloatPool

Description : This position will

perform both front and back office

duties.

This

position is a part of our East region Primary Care PRN Pool. This

prn pool encompasses five different counties. Those counties

include Athens, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale and Walton

Counties.

JOB

PURPOSE :

Responsible for providing a variety of patient

care activities under the supervision of a physician, physician

extender, or registered nurse in accordance with established

guidelines and standards. Duty assignments vary and include, but

are not limited to front office and back office

functions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

1.

Meets and greets patients.

2. Obtains appropriate patient

information and medical history.

3. Accurately completes

and documents patient medical and physical histories and other

related items in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

4.

Records vital signs; Performs EKG, spirometry and or other similar

non-complex office procedures.

5. Aids the physician,

extender, and or nursing staff during treatment, examination, and

or testing of patients - may include injections and

immunizations.

6. Prepares and maintains examination and

treatment areas.

7. Maintains examination / treatment rooms,

including inventory of supplies and equipment.

8. Under

the supervision of a licensed personnel, distributes educational

information and instructions for patient care, diagnostics, and

other appropriate treatments.

9. Coordinates telephone

requests to refill prescription drug medications in accordance with

physician instructions.

10. Advises physician and or nurse

of patient's adverse reaction to medication and / or treatment to

medication and / or treatment.

11. Attends required

meetings, in-services, and participates in committees as

required.

12. Practices Standard Precautions, including

handwashing and disposal of bio-hazardous materials.

13.

Complies with established risk management, HIPAA, and safety

procedures.

14. Front office duties to include, but not

limited to, registration, cashiering, scheduling appointments,

tests, and / or hospital admissions.

15. Performs lab

duties; including but not limited to, phlebotomy, order entry,

collects specimen, establishes chain of custody if applicable, and

labels for delivery to appropriate authority for

testing.

16. Schedules procedures.

17. Completes

medical and physical history forms and other related information

requested by third party payors.

18. Receives incoming

telephone calls from patients and responds accordingly, under a

physician or other licensed provider's guidance.

19.

Notifies patient of their test results as directed by a physician

or licensed provider.

20. May be the primary clinical

support for a physician.

21. Establishes, organizes, and

maintains patient medical

record.

Qualifications : MINIMUM

EDUCATION REQUIRED :

High School diploma or

GED.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED : One (1) year

of experience in a medical office

setting.

MINIMUM LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION

REQUIRED BY LAW : None.

ADDITIONAL

QUALIFICATIONS : BLS required.

ACLS through the

American Heart Association : required as needed by the

practice.

School preferred : Graduation from an accredited

Medical Assistant program accredited through the Commission on

Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); or the

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES); or

similarly recognized accrediting organization or completion of a

Nursing Assistant program.