Certified Medical Assistant
Code: 707697
Mancan is assisting a local company seeking Certified Medical Assistant in the Charleston area.
Assisting an assigned medical provider during clinical sessions, executing medical provider orders, providing direct patient care and testing, and communicating with patients and caregivers by telephone and in writing. The Medical Assistant communicates with patient regarding preventive care recommendations, chronic care self management and healthy lifestyle choices utilizing advanced training in Motivational Interviewing and the Stanford Model for Self Management. The Medical Assistant “huddles” with the medical provider at the beginning of the day, planning chronic care visits or preventive care services. Participates actively in weekly Extended Team Huddles to discuss patients with complex needs and monthly Site Staff Meetings. Occasional Travel and being assigned to other sites may be required if the need should arise. The Medical Assistant Float employee will be assigned to a specific home site but will be required, depending on the needs of each Health Center, to travel to another Health Center in need due to a decreased staffing level. Travel to and from home site to the health center in need, would be reimbursed.
Pay based on experience $15.50 must be certified CMA
Position Overview:
We are seeking an entry-level CMA This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, enterprise environment
Key Responsibilities:
• Discuss preventive and chronic care registry measures with patients, executes standing orders for preventive care and chronic care interventions (e.g. performs foot exam, obtains HbA1c and Lipids, writes orders for mammogram for provider to sign).
• Discuss impact and value of patient’s engagement in self management and lifestyle choices. Discuss self management goals with patients with chronic disease, using Stanford model Self Management training and Motivational Interviewing training. Document patient’s goal, confidence level and progress since goal set.
• Provides patient education and hand-outs such as “5-2-1-0” for all children and parents, “Rate Your Plate” for adults with abnormal BMI, “Live Well, Breathe Well” for patients with asthma, following standing orders for Diabetes, Obesity and Asthma.
• Assist medical provider during examination, treatment and minor surgeries. • Administer immunizations and injections per orders and update in electronic health record.
• Coordinate laboratory specimen collection, perform in-house testing. Perform ECG’s, spirometry or audiometry testing.
• Provide special instructions to patient on follow up care ordered by the medical providers (e.g. proper wound care or management of symptoms) instructions regarding referrals to specialists and testing facilities, or instructions for follow up visits.
• Review tasks in the electronic health record from medical providers, execute provider orders and communicate with patients by telephone or in writing.
• Review telephone tasks in electronic health record from Front Office Patient Service Representatives (PSR’s), communicate with medical providers regarding patient needs, and communicate with patients regarding provider orders.
• Stock assigned exam rooms and maintain in clean, orderly fashion. Re-stock procedure room, laboratory and nursing station as necessary.
• Perform all assigned responsibilities for program requirements such as Family Planning, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screen Program, Health Check (well-child exam), etc.
To apply for this job come to Mancan 313 5th Ave. South Charleston, WV 25303.
Mancan temporary employment Staffing agency accepts applications Monday through Friday from 8am-3pm. We are located at 313 5th Ave. South Charleston, WV 25303.. Please bring 2 forms of unexpired government identification and a resume is also helpful.
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