Certified Medical Assistant (26786)

Why work for Ampla Health? 26786

Ampla Health provides the individuals and communities we serve with high quality, comprehensive, community health care that is accessible to all and culturally and linguistically appropriate.

• Great Benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 4 weeks paid time off to start.
• 9 paid holidays
• 401k and profit sharing
• Full time, Monday to Friday
• Great work/home life balance

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
Join Ampla Health as a Certified Medical Assistant, a key member of our care team supporting providers and ensuring efficient patient flow in a busy clinical setting. You'll assist with exams, take vitals, manage EHR data, administer medications, and provide exceptional care in accordance with clinic protocols.

Key Responsibilities:

• Escort patients and collect vitals
• Support providers with patient care, documentation, and procedures
• Administer immunizations and medications per protocol
• Process lab specimens and maintain EHR and referral systems
• Assist with patient education, prescription refills, and follow-ups
• Maintain a clean, stocked, and safe clinical environment
• Participate in quality improvement activities

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Completion of Medical Assistant training program
• Certified MA with current CPR certification
• Strong interpersonal and time-management skills
• Experience in outpatient primary care (preferred)

Why Ampla Health?
Join a mission-driven team committed to providing high-quality, culturally sensitive care to our communities.

GENERAL PURPOSE:
Certified Medical Assistants are multi-skilled practitioners who provide medical support services to the providers as part of a care team in order to ensure a smooth flow of patients through the medical clinic, and are viewed by physicians as vital partners in increasing medical office productivity.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
1) Assists patients calling and visiting the clinic
a. Calls and escorts patients to exam area timely to promote continual flow of patients
b. Obtains vital signs, height and weight and documents in Electronic Health Record (EHR) per policy and procedure
c. Makes referral appointments and maintains referral in i2i log
d. Collects and processes laboratory specimens per policy and procedure
e. Assists with call backs to patients at provider request
f. Enters patient with designated problems into tickler file per protocol
g. Maintains daily EHR worklist
2) Under direct clinical direction of the overseeing clinician where necessary, assists with patient care and other medical services
a. Initiates Care Plans and updates in EHR per Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
b. Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the clinician
c. Initiates prescriptions orders or drug refills upon review and approval of the overseeing clinician and calls in routine refill prescriptions that are “exact” meaning having no changes in the dosage levels to a pharmacy
d. Under the direction of the clinician may enter medication, laboratory and radiology orders into the Electronic Medical Record
e. Transmit patient education information that has been approved by the clinician
f. Administer immunizations and performs standing orders per protocol
g. Utilizes appropriate technique in administering injections
3) Under the direct clinical direction of the Nursing Supervisor, assists with other medical services
a. Follows infection control per Clinical Policy and Procedure guidelines
b. Records timely in EHR per the cor