Certified Medical Assistant
Women's Health Connecticut is seeking a full-time, Certified Medical Assistant in Trumbull, CT!
Position: Certified Medical Assistant
Location: Women's Health Care of Trumbull
Address: 5520 Park Avenue, Trumbull, CT 06611
Employment: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8 hours per day with a varying shift between 7:30a- 6:00p
Reports to: Practice Manager
Position Overview: The Medical Assistant works alongside a successful and dynamic group of Providers to support the clinical needs of the center. The Medical Assistant position may also support the Front Office with administrative tasks, as needed, and will be cross-trained to be a valuable member of both the front and back-office teams.
Position Responsibilities
- Responsible for taking patients’ vital signs, height, weight, and urine specimen and inputting values in EMR system.
- Responsible for obtaining/updating patients’ chief complaint, allergies, medications, and medical history and transferring that information into the patient’s EMR chart.
- In charge of prepping/stocking the exam rooms for patient visit/procedure.
- Accountable for cleaning exam rooms and tables in-between patients.
- Process orders and package specimens to send out to the labs.
- Sterilization of instruments in the morning, evening, and after patient procedures.
- Maintain OSHA compliant lab utilizing protective personal equipment, completing OSHA logs, sterilizing medical equipment, and working in a safe manner at all times.
- Obtain patients’ medical records from another provider on reques.t
- Cross train and cover at the Front Desk, and on phones, as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills/Qualifications
- CMA or RMA required.
- Must be proficient on a computer and familiar with EMR.
- Comfortable talking to patients and addressing concerns.
- Ability to calmly handle stressful situations.
- Excellent customer service skills and ability to communicate well.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to learn more about all the position has to offer!
The Job responsibilities provided are intended to be a summary of the job duties. In no instance should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements included in a job description constitute as being all-inclusive. The Company and authorized management personnel reserve the right to review, change, add and/or delete duties, responsibilities, and requirements on a job description as necessary.