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Cahaba Medical Care Foundation Medical Assistant (MA) in Centreville, Alabama

Summary of Job Description: To assist the providers as well as the other nursing staff and

medical assistants in providing efficient and high quality patient care.

Principle Responsibilities:

  • Triage patients and take vital signs
  • Document of all patient care in electronic medical record (EMR)
  • Complete patient paperwork including prior authorizations, home health paperwork, medical supply paperwork, etc
  • Assist provider with:
  • Performing exams, invasive procedures and minor surgeries
  • Ordering standard laboratory tests for chronic disease visits
  • Completing quality management in EMR
  • Reconciling medications and allergies for each patient at each clinical encounter
  • E-prescribing medications once the appropriate changes to the medicines have been made by the provider.
  • Schedule consultation appointments or imaging appointments for patients
  • Prepare patients for examination or procedures
  • Set up for procedures
  • Respond to patient messages, schedule appointments and procedures
  • Clean and stock rooms, and update inventory records
  • Administer medications and vaccines upon satisfactory assessment of competency
  • Perform patient tests and screenings, including x-rays, upon satisfactory assessment of
  • competency
  • Perform waived laboratory testing as ordered by physician upon satisfactory
  • assessment of competency
  • Remove sutures or staples from superficial wounds, as well as casts, splints, and other
  • external devices.
  • Work through assigned tasks in EMR
  • Communicate with other physician offices, patients, and other ancillary health care offices like pharmacies at the direction of the providers

Qualifications:

  • Satisfactory completion of CMCF Medical Assistant Training Program
  • Certified Medical Assistant preferred but not required
  • Experience in a medical office desired
  • Excellent customer service and phone communication skills
  • Basic experience with computers
  • Ability to manage time, multitask, and handle high stress environments
  • Prompt, regular attendance at the clinic.
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