Certified Medical Assistant

Classification Title:

Certified Medical Assistant

Classification Minimum Requirements:

Successful completion of the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam offered by an appropriate accredited institute. Appropriate institutes include the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), the American Medical Technologists (AMT), the National Healthcareer Association (NHA), and the American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA).

Job Description:

The Opportunity

The Student Health Care Center at the University of Florida is seeking two Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs) for its ambulatory clinic. The CMAs will assist health care professionals in the examination and treatment of ambulatory patients, such as preparation of the patient and environment for treatment, knowledge of conducting basic laboratory and electrocardiogram tests, care of the patient post-treatment functions. They will perform Point-of-Care testing as directed and will be responsible for general cleanliness of desks, counters, examination tables, equipment, and for ensuring appropriate cleaning, packaging (wrapping) and sterilization of surgical instruments. The Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs) will assist the team RNs with patient care, obtaining vital signs, visual screening, heights and weights, peak flow readings and other objective data as appropriate for incoming patients and will assist clinicians with special procedures and examinations.

Clinical Support Duties:

• Performs CMA duties under the direct supervision of the Team RN and responsibility of a Physician
• Standards Universal Precautions
• Defers all medical questions to the RNs and/or medical providers.
• Check Daily Temperature logs.
• Order, stock, and maintain inventory of routine supplies and special items needed for the exam and
• procedure rooms, patient care and assure update of sterile supplies.
• Apply infection control guidelines in the clinic setting.
• Application of age specific care to clinical practice.
• Emergency equipment use clinic –specific emergency response plan
• Assist in exams
• Clean /sterilize equipment and exam rooms
• Basic patient instructions per provider approved handouts
• Telephone messaging
• Alerts Team RNs or providers of any abnormal findings.
• Performs point-of-care tests as requested.
• Assists providers with procedures (minor surgery/pelvic exams).
• Assists RNs with observation of patients.
• Responsible for cleaning clinic area including counter tops, desks, exam tables, etc.
• Responsible for autoclaving and wrapping instruments as needed.
• Responsible for picking up clean linens and returning dirty linens for cleaning weekly from clinic area.
• Order supplies from Central Supply and Pharmacy as needed.
• Assist in training new CMAs.
• Wear PPE (personal protective equipment) as appropriate, such as an N95 with level 2 surgical mask over, gown, gloves, googles or face shield.
• Clean and disinfect exam rooms after each patient visit per SHCC policy/guidelines. PPE must be worn during this process. This includes everything that touches the patient: (surfaces, exam tables, BP cuff, Otoscope & Ophthalmoscope, Thermometers, Pt. chair etc., before bringing another patient to the room or area of screening.
• Performs point-of-care tests as requested
• Performs blood drawn requested by providers.
• Performs and collects specimens for Drive-by patients.

Medication Administration:

• Pend and call in prescriptions
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications diets, or physician’s instructions to patients.
• Medication administration which may include the following (except IV):
• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
• Non-vaccine IM & SC injections (No dose calculations allowed)
• Immunizations
• Oral medications-simple dose calculations allowed
• TST (PPD)administration and reading of result
• Eye Drops
• Nebulizer Treatment

Procedures:

• Sterile dressings
• Sterile technique
• Phlebotomy –routine, clinic specific
• Remove sutures/staples
• Specimen collection and processing
• Ear Irrigations

Other duties:

• Responsible for routinely re-stocking exam rooms, cleaning exam rooms including desks, exam tables, and counters, and keeping rooms neat throughout the day. Assists with ordering supplies and equipment and restocking reserves as needed
• Performs EKG's in Radiology department during athlete's physical exams PRN
• Responsible for cleaning, wrapping and autoclaving instruments as needed, and participating in cleaning and maintaining