Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health

Multispecialty clinic network in Tampa Bay

Medical Assistant Senior

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 is required, or at least one year of verifiable and applicable work experience as a Medical Assistant in a patient care setting in addition to the experience required under the Experience section.
Current BLS Healthcare Provider Certification is required.
Current certification or registry as a medical assistant from an accepted agency is required. Accepted credentials include CCMA by NHA; CMA by AAMA; CMAC by AMCA; NCMA by NCCT; NRCMA or NRCAMA by NAHP; or RMA by AMT, ARMA, or AAH. Certifications or registrations from unlisted agencies may be considered case by case.
At least three years of experience as a Certified Medical Assistant is required.
The role requires knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and assess data appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients in the assigned department or unit.
The role requires awareness of medical/legal issues, patient rights, and standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.

Responsibilities

Perform patient care under the direction and supervision of a physician or advanced practice provider in an ambulatory setting.
Act as a leader to help drive quality care and mentor professional practice.
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 effectively and professionally 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 as ordered by the provider.
Enter medication, laboratory, and diagnostic imaging orders into the electronic medical system under a provider's direction.
Document patient data, treatments, procedures, and patient education according to Orlando Health and department-specific policies.
Act as a patient liaison by helping schedule specialty testing or physician consultations and providing patients with scheduling information.
Process incoming and outgoing calls independently and professionally using sound clinical judgment.
Help develop and coordinate the practice orientation process for Medical Assistants; act as a preceptor and/or oversee assigned preceptors in collaboration with nursing/clinical leadership and the corporate Learning Consultant.
Support and help develop quality strategies within the practice.
Help facilitate and participate in the skills portion of the Annual Clinical Review for Medical Assistants.
Collaborate with clinical leadership and education staff to assess Medical Assistants' ongoing competence.
Lead and participate in departmental committees and special projects.
Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and applicable legal standards.
Maintain compliance with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Use supplies efficiently.
Assist the business office as needed with reception, scheduling, and patient discharge.

Position Summary

Position Summary

Performs patient care under the direction and supervision of the physician or advanced practice provider (APP) in an ambulatory setting. Acts as a leader to help drive quality care and a mentor for professional practice.

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 as ordered by the provider.
Enter medication, laboratory and diagnostic imaging orders into the electronic medical system under direction of a provider.
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, provide patient with scheduling information to obtain specialty testing, and/or specialty physician consultation.
Processes incoming and outgoing calls in an independent and professional manner using sound clinical judgment.
Helps develop and coordinate the orientation process in the assigned practice for Medical Assistants. Acts as preceptor and/or oversees assigned preceptor(s) in collaboration with nursing/clinical leadership and corporate Learning Consultant.
Supports and helps develop quality strategies within the practice.
Helps to facilitate and participate in the skills portion of the Annual Clinical Review for Medical Assistants.
Collaborates with the clinical leadership and education to assess ongoing competence of Medical Assistants.
Leads and participates in departmental committees and special projects.
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.

Other Related Functions

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and have the ability to assess data appropriate to the age-specific needs of the patients on his or her assigned department and/or unit.
Demonstrates awareness of medical/legal issues, patient rights and compliance with standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
Practices the efficient use of supplies.
Assists business office as needed with reception, scheduling, and discharge of patients.

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 in addition to the experience required under the Experience section) is required.

Licensure/Certification

Maintains current BLS Healthcare Provider Certification.
Maintains current certification or registry 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

Minimum three (3) years as Certified Medical Assistant.

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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