Certified Medical Assistant - Internal Medicine Primary Care

 

 

 

 

**This position offers a Commitment Bonus of $7,500

 

Entity Summary:

Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, located in Mooresville, North Carolina, is a 123-bed acute-care hospital that has been serving the greater Lake Norman area, Iredell County, and surrounding communities since 1926. The facility offers a comprehensive range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics, women's services, and surgical specialties. 

Location:
Lake Norman, Mooresville, NC

 

Work Hours & Shifts:
Full-Time - Day Shifts,

Monday-Friday – 8 hours a day

 

 

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

 

Clinical Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

 

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 medical instruments,
• telephoning prescriptions to a pharmacy,
• preparing and administering medications as directed by a physician, and authorizing drug refills as directed.
• Performs other clinical functions as delegated and supervised by the physician.

 

 

Administrative duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• The CMA greets patients,
• answers telephones,
• schedules appointments to include arrive appointments in MaestroCare,