Certified Medical Assistant
Job Description
Certified Medical Assistant
A large, multi-site and very reputable health system is seeking experienced Certified Medical Assistants for 2 of their outpatient locations in the Hamilton NJ and Mountainside NJ area. This organization is known for the quality of their care when it comes to working with Pediatrics. As a full-time CMA, you will be responsible for assisting the Ambulatory Services staff with providing direct patient care, procedures and clerical support services.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist professional nursing staff by providing direct patient care. Prepares charts, takes temperature, pulse, perform screenings, blood pressure and respiration and other duties as assigned.,
- Assist physicians by maintaining practice workflow, organizing exam rooms, maintaining and ordering supplies, screening patient requests and other duties as assigned such as blood draws, POC testing as directed by Provider.
- Responsible for workflow in practice to ensure timely appointments and decreased
- wait-times to see Provider.
- Provides support to the Scheduling Coordinators by scheduling accurate initial evaluations, follow up appointments and cancellations.
- Initiates all appointment reminder calls in a professional and courteous manner, projecting appropriate language and tone of voice.
- Follows instructions closely and reports observations and symptoms indicative of patient’s reactions to treatments and patient complaints.
- Demonstrates effective oral, listing and written communication skills that facilitate positive customer relationships and staff interaction in the delivery of care
- Prioritizes duties and responsibilities and completes them accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Maintains competence and demonstrates responsible judgment by updating knowledge, referring problems through appropriate channels and observing the policies
- Demonstrates an ability to adapt to changing circumstances related to internal and external factors.
- Provides support for patient check out process to ensure patient|family receive all appropriate documentation related to visit as requested.
- Formal
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm
Salary: $14/hr - $20/hr (DOE)
- extensive benefits, over 4 weeks Paid Time Off, many opportunities for continued education and professional growth
Experience:
- Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA)—or CMA (AAMA) AHA BLS Provider Certification required
- Graduate from Certified Medical Assistant program..
- At least 1 year of experience as a Certified Medical Assistant
- At least 1 year of experience working with pediatrics, highly preferred
To apply, please contact/send resume to:
Alyssa Comita
Senior Recruitment Manager
Phone: 610.684.4530
E-mail: acomita@ghresources.com