Certified Medical Assistant

Duke Nursing Highlights:

 

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

 

***$7,500.00 Commitment Bonus available

 

This position is located at Duke Integrative Medicine. Duke Integrative Medicine includes a primary care practice, consults, as well as other therapeutic services and programs. Candidate should value and deliver high customer service, strong team work and patient centered care. 

 

Shift Hours:

8hr days, 40 hours a week. No Holidays or Weekends

 

Job Description

The Medical Assistant, Certified functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing direct patient car e. The Medical Assistant, Certified performs routine administrative and patient care supportive duties in a Health System medical practice that assist medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients and ensure the clinic/office runs smoothly.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical responsibilities: The CMA takes medical histories and records vital signs, explains treatment procedures to patients, and prepares patients for examinations and procedures.

Patient care support responsibilities may include assisting the medical and nursing staff during examination and procedures, collecting and preparing laboratory specimens, performing basic laboratory test in the clinic/office, taking electrocardiograms, removing sutures/ staples, changing sterile and non-sterile dressings, promoting patient/family understanding of the educational content and his/her involvement in the plan of care, and documenting in the patient record. Other clinical support responsibilities include disposing of contaminated supplies, instrument processing, high level disinfection and sterilization of medic al instruments, telephoning prescriptions to a pharmacy, preparing and ad ministering medications as directed by a physician, and authorizing drug refills as directed. Performs other clinical functions as delegated and supervised by the physician.

Administrative responsibilities: The CMA greets patients, answers telephones, schedules appointments to include arrive appointments in Maestro Care, checkout patients, and referral scheduling and files patient medical records, fills out insurance forms, handles billing; arranges for hospital admissions and laboratory services, updates, bookkeeping to include receiving copays and collections on account balances; correspondence, and ordering clinical and clerical supplies and forms. Performs other administrative duties as directed.

May be requested to be a liaison for clinic activities such as Joint Commission and falls and/or participate in clinic committees.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Level I -- Graduation from accredited Medical Assistant program strongly preferred. High school or GED graduation required.

Level II -- Graduation from a medical assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) strongly preferred. High school or GED graduation required.

Level III -- Graduation from a medical assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) strongly preferred. High school or GED graduation required.

Level IV -- Graduation from a medical assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) strongly preferred. High school or GED graduation required.

 

Experience

Level I -- No experience required.

Level II -- 1 year of clinical experience as a