Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health

Multispecialty clinic network in Tampa Bay

Medical Assistant - Certified

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSt. Petersburg, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

High school graduation or equivalent is required.
Successful completion of Medical Assistant training from an approved technical school, or at least one year of verifiable and applicable work experience as a Medical Assistant in a patient-care setting, is required.
Current BLS Healthcare Provider Certification is required.
Current certification or registration is required from an accepted Medical Assistant certifying agency, including CCMA, CMA, CMAC, NCMA, NRCMA, NRCAMA, or RMA; applicants with an accepted certification or registration from an unlisted agency may be considered case by case.

Responsibilities

Perform patient care under the direction of a physician or Advanced Practice Provider in an ambulatory setting.
Be accountable to the Assistant Nurse Manager, Nursing Operations Manager, or Practice Manager for operational issues.
Participate in quality initiatives, goal attainment, and clinical outcome process improvement activities.
Communicate professionally and effectively with patients and family members.
Collaborate with administrative and operations staff.
Gather patient data through interview and observation.
Assist patients and families with preparation for examinations.
Assist the physician or Advanced Practice Provider during examinations and procedures.
Demonstrate competency in practice-defined tasks and skills.
Provide routine treatments and administer approved medication types.
Document patient data, treatments, procedures, and patient education according to organizational and department-specific policies.
Act as a patient liaison to schedule specialty testing or specialty physician consultations and provide scheduling information.
Process incoming and outgoing calls independently and professionally using sound clinical judgment.
Enter medication, laboratory, and diagnostic imaging orders into the electronic medical system under a provider's direction.
Comply with organizational and department-specific policies, procedures, value statements, and service standards.
Follow personal and patient safety practices and infection-control standards.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable organizational policies and legal standards.
Maintain compliance with organizational policies and procedures.

Position Summary

Position Summary

Performs patient care under the direction of the physician or Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in an ambulatory setting.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Accountable to the Assistant Nurse Manager, Nursing Operations Manager, or Practice Manager for operational issues.
Embraces and participates in quality initiatives, goal attainment, and clinical outcome process improvement activities.
Supports and demonstrates effective and professional communication with patients and family members.
Works collaboratively with the administrative and operations staff.
Gathers patient data through interview and observation.
Assists patients and families with preparation for examination.
Assists the physician or APP during examination and procedures.
Demonstrates competency in specific tasks and skills as defined by the practice.
Provides routine treatments and administers approved medication types.
Documents patient data, treatments, procedures, and patient education according to Orlando Health and department-specific policies.
Assists the physician or APP by acting as a liaison on behalf of the patient to schedule and provides scheduling information for specialty testing and/or specialty physician consultation.
Processes incoming and outgoing calls independently and professionally using sound clinical judgment.
Enters medication, laboratory, and diagnostic imaging orders into the electronic medical system under the direction of a provider.
Adheres to and assures compliance with Orlando Health and department-specific policies, procedures, value statements, and Commitment to Excellent standards.
Consistently demonstrates personal and patient safety practices and adheres to infection control standards outlined in Orlando Health policies.
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education/Training

High school graduate or equivalent.
Successful completion of Medical Assistant training from an approved technical school (or at least one (1) year of verifiable and applicable work experience as a Medical Assistant in a patient care setting) required.

Licensure/Certification

Maintains current BLS Healthcare Provider Certification – and * Maintains current certification or registration by one of the following agencies: * Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) by National Healthcareer Association (NHA) (www.nhanow.com) * Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) (www.aama-ntl.org) * Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) by the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) (www.amcaexams.com) * National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) by National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) (www.ncctinc.com) * Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) or Nationally Registered Certified Advanced Medical Assistant (NRCAMA) by the National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP) (www.nahpusa.com) * Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) by American Medical Technologists (AMT) (www.amt1.com), the American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA) (www.arma-cert.org), or by American Allied Health (AAH) (www.americanalliedhealth.com) * Applicants with an accepted Medical Assistant certification or registration from an agency not listed will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Experience

None.

About the Company

Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health

Multispecialty clinic network in Tampa Bay

Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health is a multispecialty physician group serving patients in Florida's Tampa Bay region as part of Orlando Health. Its primary care and specialty practices cover routine prevention, chronic illness management and treatment across fields such as cardiology and orthopedics. The group also runs outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services, bringing medical appointments and supporting tests into the same network. Providers share an electronic health record, making each patient's medical history available across the network when care involves more than one physician or specialist. The clinic was founded in 1993.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Not listed
Founded: 1993

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