Full-Time

Certified Medical Assistant

Cma, Duke Primary Care

Duke University

Duke University

No salary listed

Durham, NC, USA

In Person

Relocation assistance available based on eligibility.

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Requirements
  • Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification is required.
Responsibilities
  • The Certified Medical Assistant functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing direct patient care and 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.
  • Administrative duties include answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admissions, arranging for laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping.
  • Clinical duties include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examinations and procedures, assisting the physician during examinations and procedures, collecting and preparing laboratory specimens, performing basic laboratory tests, disposing of contaminated supplies and sterilizing medical instruments, promoting patient/family understanding of the educational content and involvement in the plan of care, preparing and administering medications as directed, authorizing drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, drawing blood, preparing patients for x-rays, tests and procedures, taking electrocardiograms, removing sutures/staples, and changing sterile and non-sterile dressings.
  • Clinical Technician II responsibilities include performing a variety of technical procedures involved in procurement, processing and evaluation of patient specimens for diagnosis and treatment; teaching and performing routine clerical and technical procedures including specimen collection; delivering supplies and procuring specimens from physicians' offices; clinical specimen preparation and processing for analysis and dispatch; patient registration and order entry; serving as hospital laboratory representative and liaison with outside clients.

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