Certified Medical Assistant - CMA Occupational Medicine - CARLE

The Certified Medical Assistant / Registered Medical Assistant performs routine administrative and patient care support duties in a medical practice to assist medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients and ensures that the office runs smoothly.

• Rooming patients: Collecting pertinent information regarding the patient's chief complaint, family history, social history, surgical history, and medication reconciliation upon arrival for a patient visit.
• Telephone Interactions: As directed, completing necessary telephone communications with patients, families, pharmacies, and/or other health care facilities
  Gathering information and maintaining patient information via telephone per department specific processes and policies.
• Administrative tasks including, but not limited to, patient check in or check out, prior authorizations, scheduling appointments, verification of benefits, and coordination of referrals and testing.
• Office procedures as directed and per department specific competencies
  May perform procedures such as urine catheterizations, bladder scanning, suture or staple removal, application or removal of casts at the direction of a provider, reading results of negative TB skin tests or steering patient to the care of a department nurse when TB screening appears to have indications of a positive read, and other diagnostic testing at the point of care.
• Provide patient with written instructions regarding procedures, medications, or follow up instructions at the direction of the provider
  CMA staff may retrieve and provide condition specific education from the internet, internal website, or printed materials per the provider directions and orders.
• Administer medications per the provider order.
• Provide assistance with prescription medication refills per department protocols
  Call medications into pharmacies, notify patients of refills, and documents actions within the EMR per provider orders.
• Maintain department specific competencies related to point of care testing, equipment handling, and specialty training.

• Provides Patient Care:
• Accurately measures and records height, weight & vital signs (temp, pulse, respiration, BP).
• Completes medication reconciliation.
• Administers Vaccinations.
• Assists providers with procedures and treatment.
• Performs audiometry, spirometry, respiratory mask fits, EKGs and phlebotomy.
• Performs ear washes and dressing changes.
• Performs drug and alcohol testing according to state and federal guidelines.
• Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate.
• Provides support to nursing staff.
• Maintains Patient Care Environment:
• Orders, receives and stores supplies.
• Cleans and stocks exam rooms and procedure rooms.
• Maintain par level of supplies.
• Maintain Expiration Log of supplies and medications.