Medical Assistant Certified / Registered

About the Role

This role is for a Medical Assistant Certified / Registered - Scribe at SSM Health Pulmonary Clinic.

Job Summary

Scribes 50% or more of the time. Provides assistance with the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a registered nurse or provider in a clinic setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and records information on patients' charts.
• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.
• Documents the provider's encounter with patients, including diagnoses, symptoms, discharge/follow-up instructions, and prescriptions.
• Transcribes patient orders, including laboratory and radiology tests, and medications.
• Completes patient charts by transcribing results of evaluations.
• Continuously checks the progress of data availability for orders to ensure patient workup is complete.
• Transcribes consultations or discussions with family and/or the patient's private physician or on-call physician.
• Performs basic clerical duties such as answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
• Performs basic materials management functions, including ordering and stocking supplies.
• Assists with maintaining a clean and orderly environment.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• Ability to work a Day Shift.
• Wisconsin ONLY: High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, and graduate from medical assistant school or training program or education equivalency for certification.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

OR

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

OR

Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)

OR

Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Allied Health Association (AAH)

OR

Medical Assistant Certification (MAC) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)

OR

National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

OR

Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) - National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

OR

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Association of Medical Personnel (AAMP)

OR

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)

OR

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech for oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.