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Employee Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Medical Assistant (Certified) Lead

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Lead Medical Assistant (MA) works as part of the clinical team, following provider and office leadership orders to provide high quality, clinical care of patients. Work assignments include oversight of regulatory guidelines, vaccine and safety protocols, educating the team on standardized workflows, oversight of supplies and inventory, and optimized use of clinical staff. The Lead MA will support the practice manager with training, competency validation of clinical staff, interviews and evaluations, and reconciliation of referrals and orders. The Lead MA will delegate tasks to the team as appropriate to ensure patient needs are addressed in a timely manner. The Lead MA supports related medical and clerical support functions, ensuring patients receive excellent customer service.

What you will do

+ Accompanying patients to exam rooms, preparing patients for exams.

+ Performing and documenting vital signs.

+ Assisting with procedures.

+ Preparing and administering medications with physician’s authorization,

+ Performing EKGs.

+ Using CPR skills when required.

+ Drawing blood.

+ providing patient education with regards to office policies, medication, and management of disease, home treatments, and special diets.

+ Responsible for stocking exam rooms, cleaning rooms, cleaning instruments, disposing of biohazard waste according to OSHA standards, and performing accurate, legal, and ethical documentation at all times.

+ Adhering to all HIPAA guidelines/regulations.

Education Qualifications

+ High School Diploma or equivalent Required

+ Associate's Degree or Medical Terminology course completion Preferred

Experience Qualifications

+ At least five (5) years' experience Required

+ Experience in physician office setting Preferred

+ Phlebotomy experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

+ Ability to work with PC’s

+ Excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task

Licenses and Certifications

+ Certified Clinical Medical Assistant - National Healthcareer Association Required or

+ Medical Assistant - American Medical Technologist Required or

+ National Certified Medical Assistant - National Center for Competency Testing Required or

+ Certified Medical Assistant - American Association of Medical Assistants Required

+ Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire. Recertification every two years Required

PAT Rating

Light Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.