Certified Medical Assistant
The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) plays a crucial role at NGHS by providing both clinical and administrative support to medical professionals. Responsibilities entail a mix of patient care, clerical duties, and assisting practitioners with medical procedures. This position requires certification and often involves working in various healthcare settings such as hospitals, private practices, and clinics.
The Certified Medical Assistant is responsible for taking patient histories and vital signs, preparing patients for examination, assisting physicians during exams and procedures, collecting and processing laboratory specimens, administering medications as directed by the physician, performing basic laboratory tests, instructing patients about medication and special diets, removing sutures and changing dressings, facilitating patient education and promoting health habits, greeting and assisting patients as they arrive, scheduling appointments and managing calendars, maintaining patient records and filing documents, managing correspondence and communication, coordinating referrals and follow-up care, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and policies.
The physical demands of this role include lifting up to 50 lbs occasionally, carrying up to 20 lbs occasionally, moderate vision frequently, frequent kneeling, stooping, bending, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, and occasional intensity of work. The working conditions involve a dynamic and fast-paced environment with direct patient interaction, requiring a high degree of empathy and patience.