Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) - Emergency Department CFH

Overview

The ED CMA/MA performs routine patient care support duties in the Emergency Department to assist medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients to expedite throughput and patient care. This role functions within the ED under the direction of the ED Physician and/or ED APP and the ED resource nurse. The CMA/MA is responsible for maintaining equipment, supplies, and providing patient care under the direct supervision of the medical and nursing staff.


Qualifications

• Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) – National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) – American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) (AAH) – American Allied Health (AAH)
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) – National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) (AMT) – American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) (ARMA) within 6 months – American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)
• Education: High School Diploma/GED
• Work Experience: Relevant clinical or medical assistant experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Rooming patients by collecting chief complaint information, vital signs, and medication reconciliation
• Providing patient education and written instructions using approved pamphlets, brochures, or handouts as directed by the RN or provider
• Calling in non-narcotic prescriptions and prescription substitutions to pharmacies per provider direction
• Accepting telephone, verbal, or written orders in accordance with Order Mode/Entry policies and provider authentication requirements
• Completing forms such as FMLA, DOT, IPPE, AWV, and other patient documentation
• Performing venipuncture for specimen collection
• Processing CLIA-waived laboratory testing per service-line protocols
• Providing simple wound care under RN or provider assessment and supervision
• Administering saline solutions for simple wound irrigation
• Serving as procedural consent witness and completing procedure time-out forms
• Cleaning and maintaining instruments and equipment
• Obtaining fetal heart tones
• Applying slings and splints under provider direction and supervision
• Suturing wounds in non-cosmetic areas under provider direction and supervision
• Removing sutures from well-healed wounds under provider supervision
• Administering medications per provider order
• Retrieving and distributing condition-specific educational materials per provider direction
• Assisting emergency department providers with direct patient care within scope of practice
• Facilitating patient throughput, including rooming, transfers, and discharge assistance
• Obtaining vital signs and collecting patient intake data for provider visits
• Assisting providers during procedures
• Performing EKGs, ear irrigations, vision screenings, dressing changes, wound care, splint application, point-of-care testing, medication administration, fetal heart tone checks, and specimen collection
• Cleaning equipment and assisting with staff training and onboarding

About Us

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

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Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $19.62per hour - $31.78per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.