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Job Description
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) - Tuscola Clinic
Overview
Responsibilities
- Room patients and collect pertinent information, including chief complaint, family history, social history, surgical history, and medication reconciliation.
- Complete telephone communications with patients, families, pharmacies, and healthcare facilities per department policies and provider direction.
- Gather, update, and maintain patient information via telephone.
- Perform patient check-in/check-out, prior authorizations, appointment scheduling, benefit verification, referral coordination, and testing coordination.
- Complete office procedures in accordance with department-specific competencies.
- Perform point-of-care testing and related documentation.
- Assist with clinical procedures, including urine catheterizations, bladder scanning, suture/staple removal, cast application/removal, TB skin test reading, and other diagnostic testing as directed.
- Provide patients with written instructions regarding procedures, medications, and follow-up care.
- Retrieve and provide condition-specific patient education materials per provider direction.
- Administer medications per provider orders.
- Assist with prescription medication refills according to department protocols.
- Call prescriptions into pharmacies, notify patients of refills, and document actions within the EMR.
- Conduct follow-up telephone communications and phone calls per provider orders.
- Maintain department-specific competencies related to point-of-care testing, equipment handling, and specialty training.
- Assist with minor in-office procedures.
Qualifications
Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or Certified Medical Assistant (NCCT) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) - National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists (AMT), American Allied Health (AAH), or American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)
Education
- High School Diploma or GED
Work Experience
- Previous medical assistant experience preferred
Carle Health Company Overview
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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.
Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
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Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
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