CMA

Medical Assistant

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area's only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 6,200 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, FirstHealth has received numerous accolades for its patient care and outcomes, including recognitions from Healthgrades, U.S. News & World Report, and Becker's Healthcare.

Obtain vital signs and general health information for patient chart and prepares patient for examination. Assists the provider as needed with examinations and procedures. Assists in the collection of laboratory specimens and performance of tests on patients as ordered by the provider or arranges for patient testing, admissions and referrals. Enters and records patient information in charts in a concise and accurate manner.

Responsibilities

Obtains vital signs and general health information for patient chart and prepares patients for examination.

Maintains patient health record in an up-to-date status especially regarding pain assessment and current medication sheet.

Assures documentation is complete, concise, and correct.

Prepares and maintains exam rooms and medical equipment for patient visits.

Contributes to plan of care for individuals and groups of patients utilizing all principles to reduce medication errors when handling or calling in medications or refills.

Demonstrates initiative in suggesting and implementing problem solving approaches and planning performance of service.

Prepares and maintains exam rooms and medical equipment for patient visits regarding all safety checks and HIPAA guidelines and adapt same HIPAA principles to chart documentation and exposure, as well as discussing PHI in front of anyone other than patient.

Triages patients and enters accurate and concise data into the EMR while paying attention to spelling and clarity.

Navigates the EMR system in an efficient manner.

Facilitates quality care management thru best practice utilization of the clinic EMR.

Promotes continuity of care seen by appropriate actions notes and prompt follow up.

Answers phones, routes calls and or takes accurate message.

Demonstrates a sense of urgency relating to patient's level of distress.

Triages basic patient care needs, generating a telephone encounter depending upon the situation. Assure a duplicate message has not already been started.

Manages the scheduling of patient appointments. Registers new patients and maintains current accurate up to date demographic and insurance information for all patients. Performs according to policy regulations associated with Privacy Notification, Medicare secondary, signed demographic registrations, consent to treat minor, etc.

Identifies barriers related to Social Determents of Health (SDOH) and notifies provider.

Verifies insurance eligibility, scans insurance card.

Checks patients in and or out for visit in appropriate manner. Accurate and appropriate use of ICD-10 and CPT codes.

Processes patient referrals for tests and referrals to specialists.

Monitors referral work queue for follow-up. Assists nursing, if applicable, and / or other clinic personnel in follow up to ensure patient compliance, receipt of test results and reports from specialists. Be proactive in contacting patient with test results.

Forwards requests for Medical Records to Health Information Management Systems.

Recognizes how fraud and abuse interplay into daily role.

Ensures orders are entered correctly to capture appropriate charges.

Refills medications according to medication refill guidelines.

Identifies barriers relevant to patient's individual needs being financial, emotional, physical, cultural, or spiritual (SDOH).

Astute and sensitive to patient satisfaction as it pertains to customer service- people skills in all clinical situations.

Other duties as assigned but within the scope of practice for the CMA / RMA by the clinic manager and / or provider.

Qualifications

CMA - Must be a graduate from an accredited Medical Assistant program. Knowledge of practice management systems, office automation skills, and extensive knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding. In addition, must possess experience assisting physician with patient care (vital signs, specimen collection, etc.).