Medical Assistant (CMA or RMA)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Summary
Clinical Assistant assists providers and patients. By rooming patients, updating medical records, scheduling appointments, taking medical histories, preparing patients for examinations or procedures, assisting during diagnostic procedures, collecting, and preparing lab specimens, scribing and documenting in the patient chart, educating patients, discussing results and coordinating treatments, preparing supplies/rooms and answering phone calls/ patient portal online communications and handling correspondence.

Essential Functions

1. Rooming patients, obtaining, and documenting medical history, effective verbal and non-verbal communication with the provider, scribing/documentation on behalf of the provider.
2. Assisting during the exam and during diagnostic procedures. This includes collecting and preparing lab specimens.
3. Educating and Discussing results and treatment plans with the patient.
4. Inputting/Documenting Pathology results and coordinating treatments/follow ups when needed.
5. Scheduling of appointments and treatments
6. Monitoring/ Set-Up/ Cleaning of Equipment.
7. 
   Maintain clinical exam rooms.
8. Ensure proper consent forms are obtained prior to treatment.
9. Answering phone and internet communications and handling correspondence
10. Charting in EMR system
11. Participation in training and employee meetings

Competencies

1. Current Michigan MA, LPN or RN License, minimum would be CDT Certified.
   
2. BLS certified or willing to get BLS certified within 90 days.
   
3. Ethical Conduct
4. Customer Service
5. Physical Capacity

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervision responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. Work may be stressful due to a busy office.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This role requires the employee to frequently stand, walk, push/pull, and perform some light lifting. Must be able to lift over 50 pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This position will work 9 days in a 10 day pay period. Standard hours are 730a-430p.

Required Education and Experience

Minimum Certified Medical Assistant, LPN, or RN. Preferred Dermatology Experience of Two Years.

American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification within 6 months of hire

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.