Certified Medical Assistant

Baptist

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Southaven, Mississippi

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provides direct personal care assistance to patients, including triage and rooming, under the direction of licensed personnel. Performs day-to-day clerical tasks and participates in ongoing educational activities to ensure patient safety.

Qualifications

You have a minimum of one year of experience in direct patient care, with proficiency in performing clerical tasks and maintaining patient safety. You should possess computer literacy and hold or be able to obtain certification from an approved accredited body within 6 months of hire, along with BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Medical Assistant certification

BLS certification

Phlebotomy

Computer literacy

Job Description

Job Summary

Provides personal care assistance to patients under the direction of licensed personnel and /or Administrator.

Responsibilities

  • Performs direct patient care duties as assigned.
  • Triage and rooming of patients
  • Provides for patient safety.
  • Possesses the ability to perform day to day clerical task and related duties.
  • Participates in ongoing educational activities.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

  • Minimum of one year experience.

Education

Minimum Required

  • Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

  • Approved nursing or medical assistant course

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

  • Computer literacy. Maintain Certification

Preferred/Desired

  • Phlebotomy experience

Licensure

Minimum Required

  • Certified by an approved accredited certification body or certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire date. ,BLS certification within 14 days of hire date

Preferred/Desired

Baptist

Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the country. The health care system comprises 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 5,400 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 900 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by Baptist Health Sciences University (formerly Baptist College of Health Sciences). Baptist employs more than 21,000 people, and in fiscal year 2022 contributed more than $455 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
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