Certified Medical Assistant – Lagrange / Griffin Position Available In Troup, Georgia

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what’s possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people’s lives.

Job Summary:

The Special Workforce and Tactics (SWAT) Employee Health Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) is a travel CMA position that is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients/employees receive individualized high quality, safe patient care. This role practices in various clinical environments throughout the WellStar Health System that functions under the direction of the Physician, Clinical Lead, Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Nurse Supervisor and/or Clinical Manager. Recognizes employee’s needs and symptoms in advance. Provides care for the employee under the physician’s direction. Includes preparing employees for exams, assisting during screenings, treatments, coordinating and administering tests and follow-up care and recording treatment in the medical record. Assists with explaining employee instructions to the employee. Performs other duties as necessary related to front office registration, laboratory testing, and radiology functions within a specialty setting. Job requires frequent travel to all WellStar Health Systems hospitals, health parks, and medical clinics within a designated region.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Clinical and Non-Clinical Duties and Expectations

• Register patient/employee upon entrance to facility/location
• Perform all necessary registration operations
• Prepare equipment and rooms and aid department staff with treatment of employees
• Perform vitals and other duties to prep employees to include employee education
• Rotate among various clinical and non-clinical service areas such as department clinic, front office, and conference rooms.
• Practices using current clinical practice standards.
• Maintain safety needs of the employee
• Cross train other team members Team Work and Collaboration
• Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.
• Always partners with the employee using the appropriate method for setting and purpose (e.g.,Huddles; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and explanation of provider instructions) and making the employee’s goals the focus of the plan of care.
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members. Laboratory Duties and Expectations
• Properly start lab equipment daily and maintain daily logs and documentation requested
• Perform laboratory tests according to orders and instructions
• Draw blood samples from employees and perform Point of Care testing
• Order and stock supplies weekly
• Perform daily quality control and cleaning procedures according to guidelines Professional Development and Initiative
• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, and population specific education.
• May be asked to serve as a preceptor for onboarding Medical Assistants/students and is an exemplary role model for all staff or students for all disciplines to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce; modeling professionalism and creating a healthy work environment. Resources and Support
• Proactively plans for the care of employees across the care continuum in the course of giving direct care.
• Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with clinical managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes.
• Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources. Evidence Based Practice and Research
• Promotes Evidence based practice, in regards to safe, quality patient care. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision making process in evaluating patient care products.
• Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and WellStar Health Systems safety absolutes.
• Participates in data collection poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence based practice.

Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

High School Diploma General or GED General Other / Certificate Medical Assisting Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated. Cert Medical Assistant Basic Life Support or BLS – Instructor Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

Work experience in a practice setting Preferred and Specific experience in practice specialty Required and Phlebotomy certification and/or will provide training within first sixty days.

Preferred and Required Minimum Skills:

Must be organized and attentive to detail. Must be able to work quickly and efficiently to assure patient comfort and satisfaction. Able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language, optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills. The employee should also be able to adhere to the WellStar Credo and Code of Conduct. Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems. Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life – and our team members are the foundation of that care. Mission, Vision & Values At a time when the healthcare industry is changing rapidly, Wellstar remains committed to exceeding patients’ and team members’ expectations, while transforming healthcare delivery.

OUR MISSION

To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

OUR VISION

Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.

OUR VALUES

We serve with compassion We pursue excellence We honor every voice Culture of Excellence Wellstar consistently receives attention and accolades from national organizations that set the standards for world-class care. Our system-wide practice of safety principles, assessing and addressing errors and seeking feedback from our patients and customers continually earns recognition for advances in safety and quality. Featured on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.