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Riverview Hospital
Certified Medical Assistant - M-F 40 hours
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What they do
A Medical Assistant assists physicians and other medical specialists with routine administrative or clinical tasks. Organizes patient records, schedules appointments, and prepares medical equipment. May specialize in administrative or clinical work, or specialize in a particular area of medicine, i.e. assisting in the office of an ophthalmologist (eye specialist). Works in medical offices.
$40,526 / year median in Indiana
+14% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary The CMA Triage prepares and assists physician/provider in the examination and treatment of patients in the medical office. Ability to assist physician/provider with examinations, diagnostic processes, and treatments. Arranges diagnostic testing and hospital admission. Obtains insurance authorizations. Schedules outpatient and inpatient procedures. Performs patient assessment and triage. Prepares and administers patient medication. Performs laboratory and diagnostic testing in the medical office setting. Primarily performs triage duties. Job Responsibilities Prepare patients for physician/provider examination and administers injections and immunizations. Performs laboratory testing, EKG's and other medical office testing and procedures. Schedules appointments, testing procedures and works both front office and clinical areas as assigned. Ability to apply medical knowledge and critical thinking skills assisting physician for proficient and comprehensive documentation. Arrange for diagnostic testing, specialist appointments and hospital admission. May perform required phlebotomy, administer injections, immunizations and other special procedures, venipuncture, cleansing wounds/lesions sites. Measure and record at least three vital signs per patient visit. May Perform telephone triage asking details of illness, answering questions, ensuring information is available, and reviewing phone calls with the nurse practitioner or physician as appropriate. Maintain waiting room, examination rooms, offices and order supplies as required. Contribute to team building through the support of management decisions and participating in performance improvement activities. Train other Medical Assistants. Notify management of changes in workload. Complete all educational requirements. Perform other duties as assigned.