CMA - Hiawatha Family Med/Internal Med

UnityPoint Health Information

Are you interested in working in a fast-paced clinic, with the opportunity to learn and grow? We have an oppportunity for you at UnityPoint!

• Assist provider and other clinical staff with obtaining basic vital information preparing patient for examination, treatment and minor surgical procedures.
• Demonstrates competence in the clinical skills necessary to carry out assigned job duties.
• Responsible for tracking system for follow-up appointments related to office visits, laboratory tests and procedures to regularly follow patients monitoring disease status.
• Schedule referrals for patients with specialist or outpatient as requested by the provider.
• Complete appropriate forms or requisitions needed for referrals or lab testing, including appropriate CPT/ICD-10 coding.
• Answer questions and provide teaching to patients and family members.
• Provide appropriate and timely documentation in the patient's electronic health record using standardized workflows and processes.
• Provide information to appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. health department).
• Thoroughly understand testing (lab and procedures) values and relationship to patient status with accountability to take next steps, as appropriate to scope and licensure.
• Be aware of what is happening in clinic/department and the organization by attending clinic/department meetings, reading emails and regularly checking information on the organization's intranet site.

• Graduate of an accredited program for Medical Assistants.
• Current CME certification for Certified Medical Assistant and AAMA, AMT, NHA or NCCT certification.
• Mandatory Reporter certification.
• CPR certification.
• Meets educational/competency requirements per policy.
• Previous clinical experience in a medical office preferred.
• Computer data entry experience.
• BLS and Mandatory Reporter certification.