POSITION: CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CMA) or MEDICAL ASSISTANT (MA) 



DEPARTMENT: Van Wert Health Physical Medicine (Located at VWH North) May be required to float to other Physician Practices & Walk-In Clinic 



STATUS: Full time (75 hours per two-week pay period) 



HOURS: Typically 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Some evenings until 7:00 p.m. possible 



WEEKENDS: Only as or if needed 



HOLIDAYS: Only as or if needed 



POSITION SUMMARY: The MA/CMA provides medical assisting care under the direction of a physician. Attends daily clinical huddles as part of the Care Team and is familiar with the team-based approach. Assists in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient needs. Renders medical assisting care to patients in a physician office setting. Assists physician with diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, assuring procedures are provided in a safe, clean, competent manner/environment. Maintains a clean, safe, well-stocked nursing area, including patient examination rooms. Maintains a complete, accurate, and legible medical record reflecting the patient’s condition, medication, treatment, and any other pertinent information relevant to total patient care (calling in prescriptions, patient telephone calls, communicating patient requests and complaints to physician or appropriate personnel, follow-through of physician orders according to defined office protocol.) Functions independently and assumes responsibility for actions in clinical procedures in accordance with ability and training after such clinical ability has been demonstrated and documented. Maintains a working knowledge of business office protocol/procedure. Is able to function in the registration/scheduler role as needed. Provides clinical telephone triage/communication as defined by protocol or per physician instructions. Attends continuing education in-services to maintain medical assisting expertise. 



QUALIFICATIONS: 

1) High school graduate or the equivalent required. 

2) Graduate of a medical assistant training program OR graduate of a similar training program 

3) Physician office experience preferred 

4) Previous work experience in patient care, preferably in a medical group setting, is strongly preferred 

5) CPR certification required 



Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit an application/resume to Human Resources. 19209 



Job Type: Full-time 



Benefits:

• Health insurance


• Dental insurance


• Vision insurance


• Retirement plan


• Paid time off

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous


• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects


• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction

• Monday to Friday


• 8 Hour Shift