CMA/LPN

Overview

Obtains vital signs and general health information for patient chart and prepares patients for examination.

Maintains patient health record in an up-to-date status especially regarding current medication sheet.

Assures documentation is complete, concise, and correct.

Prepares and maintains exam rooms and medical equipment for patient visits.

Contributes to plan of care for individuals and groups of patients utilizing all principles to reduce medication errors when handling or calling in medications or refills.

Demonstrates initiative in suggesting and implementing problem solving approaches and planning performance of service.

Prepares and maintains exam rooms and medical equipment for patient visits regarding all safety checks and HIPAA guidelines and adapt same HIPAA principles to chart documentation and exposure, as well as discussing PHI in front of anyone other than patient.

Triages patients and enters accurate and concise data into the EMR while paying attention to spelling and clarity.

Navigates the EMR system in an efficient manner.

Facilitates quality care management thru best practice utilization of the clinic EMR.

Promotes continuity of care seen by appropriate actions notes and prompt follow up.

Answers phones, routes calls and or takes accurate message.

Demonstrates a sense of urgency relating to patient's level of distress.

Triages basic patient care needs, generating a telephone encounter depending upon the situation. Assure a duplicate message has not already been started.

Maintains current accurate up to date demographic and insurance information for all patients.  Performs according to policy regulations associated with Privacy Notification, Medicare secondary, signed demographic registrations, consent to treat minor, etc.

Identifies barriers related to Social Determents of Health (SDOH) and notifies provider.

Verifies insurance eligibility, scans insurance card.

Monitors appropriate work queues for follow-up. Assists other clinic personnel in follow up to ensure patient compliance, receipt of test results and reports from specialists. Be proactive in contacting patient with test results.

Ensures orders are entered correctly to capture appropriate charges.

Refills medications according to medication refill guidelines.

Identifies barriers relevant to patient's individual needs being financial, emotional, physical, cultural, or spiritual (SDOH).

Astute and sensitive to patient satisfaction as it pertains to customer service- people skills in all clinical situations.

Other duties as assigned but within the scope of practice for the CMA/RMA by the clinic manager and/or provider.

Qualifications

CMA -Must be a graduate from an accredited Medical Assistant program. Knowledge of practice management systems, office automation skills, and extensive knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding.  In addition, must possess experience assisting physician with patient care (vital signs, specimen collection, etc.).