Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - (6578)
Job Title: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
Job Description:
- Assess patients’ needs for care, plan for medical interventions, assess the effectiveness of the interventions, and alter the medical plan and interventions appropriately
- Administer oxygen and subcutaneous and intra-muscular medication
- Prepare patients for surgical and/or diagnostic procedures
- Prepare, operate, and monitor specialized equipment such as cardiac monitors, defibrillators, etc.
- Inventory medicine and drug stocks to ensure adequate supplies and controls
- Provide immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur in addition to regular scheduled appointments
- Greet and receive patients to the clinic and discreetly ascertain the nature of their illness or condition and direct them to appropriate care
- Respond to requests for routine non-medical information such as duty status
- Receive and screen phone calls
- File and maintain healthcare records
- File health care reports in health records
- Maintain health record checkout file
- Input daily patient information into the Coast Guard Healthcare Information Systems
- Use all Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc., to track data, generate reports, and prepare presentations
- Review and route incoming correspondence
- Schedule and track consultations for specialty care
- Maintain referral log and notify patients of appointments
- Review and verify patient eligibility for care in accordance with Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS) computer system guidelines
- Provide instruction to clinic staff on an ad hoc basis
- Prepare and submit appropriate documentation as specified in applicable regulations
- Become familiar with the TRICARE medical benefits program through completion of appropriate nonresident training and offer benefits counseling to Coast Guard beneficiaries regarding utilizing their TRICARE benefit
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Salary Grade
Job Requirements:
- A certificate or Associates degree as a CMA/MA from a state-accredited program and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months, OR
- Certification from a military medical assistant (i.e., Health Service Technician, Hospital Corpsman) 'A' school and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months, OR
- At least 36 months experience within the preceding 60 months as a medical assistant in a private practice and completed the requirements for certification. The National Commission for Certifying Agencies, part of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, accredits four certifications for medical assistants:
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) from the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) from the American Medical Technologists
- National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) from the National Center for Competency Testing
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) from the National Healthcareer Association
- Maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI), or the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
Location: USCG Cape Cod - Cape Cod, MA 02542 US (Primary)
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