Job Description

Job Title: Certified Medical Assistant

Location: Stuart, FL

Contract: 6-months contract with contract to hire opportunities

Shift: 08:00 AM – 05:00 PM (Monday to Friday)

Hours Per week: 40 hours per week.

Pay Rate: as per expectations and experience

What are the top responsibilities for this position (Please be as detailed as possible as to what tasks will be conducted on a daily basis):

• Performs all duties within the scope of a Medical Assistant’s practice.
• Operates diagnostic equipment (cannot interpret tests), removes staples from superficial wounds, changes wound dressing and obtains cultures, administers non-intravenous medication, performs simple specimen collection via noninvasive techniques and collects blood specimens via venipuncture or via capillary, performs EKGs.
• Performs quality control checks on equipment.
• Prepares and sterilizes medical equipment using the autoclave.
• Rooms patients according to policy and procedures, prepare patient for examination.
• Records patient care documentation in the medical record accurately and in a timely manner.
• Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards and policies.
• Respects patient confidentiality at all times and treat patients with courtesy and respect.
• Organize exam and treatment rooms, stocks and cleans rooms and sterilize instruments.
• Practices standard infection control precautions.
• Telephone and in-person screening limited to intake and gathering of information without requiring the exercise of judgment based on clinical knowledge.
• Supports and follows Standard Delegation of Orders (SDO).
• Performs all other related duties as assigned .

Must have qualifications/experience:

• High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Current, nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification (or RMA) or the ability to obtain the certification within 180 days of employment.
• Medical Assistants who are hired prior to receiving their certification are expected to perform at the same level as a “certified” Medical Assistant.
• Current BLS certification (through an approved American Heart Association Training Center or the Military Training Network) at time of hire or within 30 days of hire.
• Basic computer literacy required, with intermediate Excel skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations required.
• Good communication and customer service skills required.

What skills/attributes are nice to have, and will set a candidate apart:

• At least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant.
• Completion of a Client’s affiliated Externship Program.
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding.
• Bilingual .

Type of certification required: Medical Assistant Certification or Registration.

What type of interview process is preferred: In person preferred, virtual ok for first meeting prior to hiring.

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