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Certified Medical Assistant

Certified Medical Assistant

Community Health Care IncBridgeton, NJ, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Reporting / Department Head Practice Manager

  • FLSA Status – Non-Exempt
  • EEO Category – Service Worker

Our Mission : To improve lives by providing convenient, comprehensive, high-quality healthcare to every person in every community that we serve.

Our Vision : CCHN will maintain its position as the leading community health center in the state and become a model for all other healthcare organizations to follow.

MAJOR FUNCTION : To provide friendly, professional, and high-quality support to CompleteCare’s providers within a team-based, patient-centered medical home model of care.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES :

  • Provide services to patients while ensuring a safe environment of care
  • Reduce risks of nosocomial infections in patients, employees, and visitors
  • Always embody friendly and courteous customer service with both patients and staff
  • Act as an active participant in the healthcare team – working together with all levels of staff to ensure the best care possible for patients
  • Work with team to meet specific healthcare performance improvement goals
  • Adhere to all applicable HIPAA guidelines as to ensure confidentiality of patient information
  • Problem-solve issues as they arise in a proactive and positive manner
  • Organize and prioritize tasks as assigned
  • Work with supervisor to plan departmental activities, evaluate data and make suggestions for improvement
  • Maintains clean and orderly workspace and efficiently utilizes supplies
  • OTHER JOB DUTIES :

  • Manages assigned provider’s schedule to ensure that we are optimizing access for our patients.
  • Communicates with provider about patients to be seen
  • Greets patients and escorts them to exam rooms
  • Identifies patients and confirms medical records
  • Schedule appointments as necessary
  • Registers patients and collects all information required
  • Prepares patients record for provider
  • Prepares patients for exam by collecting relevant medical history, information about visits, vital signs, and instructs patients on preparation for exam procedures
  • Assists provider during examination
  • Selects and completes all required forms for each medical screening
  • Guides patients through their visit
  • Administers vaccines and completes referrals as needed
  • Communicates status of the patient with other members of the healthcare team
  • Assures medical charts are returned
  • Properly disposes of soiled equipment and laundry and prepares regulated medical waste
  • Transports and retrieves instruments safely and prepares for sterilization
  • Keeps clinical area clean, orderly, and stocked with supplies
  • Opens and closes clinical area according to assignment
  • Assists Practice Manager, Head Nurse or Charge Nurse with other tasks and projects as required on an as-needed basis to meet the goals and objectives of the organization.
  • May require lifting / assisting patients
  • Position requires work with hazardous and bio-hazardous materials
  • Requires walking / standing for long periods of time
  • Additional job duties as assigned
  • Requirements : QUALIFICATIONS :

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Graduate of an approved Medical Assistant program
  • 1 – 2 years of experience in a healthcare setting
  • Experience with electronic medical records preferred
  • MA certification required within 6 months of employment
  • CPR certified
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
  • Commitment to professional growth and development in a dynamic, forward-thinking organization
  • Demonstrated knowledge in the role of every medical emergency
  • CompleteCare offers full-time and part-time employees a variety of generous benefits, including but not limited to :

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
  • Incentive program
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Continuing education and professional development opportunities
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Reimbursement for licensure and certifications
  • Reimbursement for CPR
  • Discounted services
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) via Ameriflex (covers most out-of-pocket expenses)
  • Pension plan
  • Cancer insurance policies
  • Employee-paid life insurance — 2x annual salary, up to $150K (CCHN-paid benefit)
  • AAA membership (discounted rates)
  • BJ’s Wholesale Club membership (discounted rates)
  • Direct deposit
  • Childcare reimbursement program
  • Intersite travel reimbursement
  • The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments that may be given to any employee, nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in the description.

    EOE

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