Medical Assistant
HCA Healthcare
About the Role
Full-time Medical Assistant position at HCA Florida Miami-Dade Surgical Specialists.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for examination and treatment by taking patient histories and vital signs.
- Prepare exam and treatment rooms with necessary instruments, including preparation and maintenance of supplies and equipment for treatments, and sterilization.
- Administer injections.
- Assist with lab testing and phlebotomy.
- Assist physicians in preparing for minor surgeries and physicals.
- Answer telephone calls to the practice and screen for referrals.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Graduation from an accredited Medical Assisting program OR twelve months of direct clinical patient care experience in a healthcare setting OR current Medical Assistant certification.
- Candidates with one year of Medical work experience who do not possess Medical Assistant Certification must obtain Certification within one year of hire date.
- Medical Assistants who recently graduated from a Medical Assisting training program will obtain a clinical MA certification within 60 days of employment.
- Active and unrevoked RMA, CCMA, CMA, NCMA, or NCRMA certification/ABR-OE credentials is highly preferred.
- Certified Medical Assistant, NHA Cert Clinical Medical Assistant, NAHP Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant, AMT Registered Medical Assistant, or ABR-OE Assess Based Rec in Order Entry must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
- Bilingual English and Spanish highly preferred.
Qualifications
- No nights, no on call, no weekends, no holidays.