Certified Medical Assistant, Jewish Hospital Outpatient, 1st Shift
UofL Health
Louisville, KY, US
Full-time
JOB SUMMARY
The Certified Medical Assistant executes medical assisting duties include patient triage, vital signs, patient history, EKG, injections, and using the electronic health record.
Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
- Obtain medical history, triage patients, record vitals.
- Reconcile medication list in EHR
- Responds timely and appropriately to tasks.
- Gives injections per physician order (i.e. Hepatitis A&B, PPD and flu vaccine)
- Reports any abnormal results to physician immediately (i.e. labs, etc.)
- Maintains clean exam rooms.
- Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- Adheres to organizational policy and procedure.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications :
- High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED)
- Medical Assisting certification from a nationally recognized organization (CMA, CCMA, or RMA); if certified not upon hire then certification must be obtained in the first 90 days of employment.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Minimum one year of working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and or documented evidence of externship completed in a medical office.
Preferred Qualifications
- Medical Assisting Degree, preferred.
- Minimum one year of working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and or documented evidence of externship completed in a medical office, preferred.
- Electrocardiogram (EKG), vital signs, venipuncture, capillary, and injection experience.
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive Pay & Benefits Options.
- Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays.
- Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child / Spouse / Domestic Partner.
- 401K with Employer Match.
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30+ days ago