What are the responsibilities and job description for the CPG First Care Trempers - Medical Assistant position at Community Medical?
Wages start at $18.40hr and increase with experience.
Status/FTE: FT / 0.8 FTE
Weekends: Every other weekend
Unit: CPG Surgical Specialists
This is a full-time (0.8 - 1.0 Status) day shift Medical Assistant position in the CPG First Care Trempers clinic.
Major duty is to assist physicians and nurses with patients. This includes: greeting, escorting patients to exam rooms, taking vitals, height, weight, histories, updating medications, developing and maintaining patient education materials, preparing patient equipment and medication prescriptions for the Physician, phoning in prescription refills with Physician’s approval, charting, preparing informed consent forms for invasive procedures, calling physician orders to other health provider agencies (i.e. home health, nursing home, therapists), securing x-ray films and preparing labs for doctors, ordering clinical supplies, cleaning exam rooms, maintaining instruments, removing outdated medications and administering vaccinations. This job will also entail occasionally filling in for patient access: checking in patients, answering the phone, filing and pulling charts.
Minimum Required:
- High School diploma or equivalent and advanced training to completion in a medical assistant program or certified nurse aid program.
- One to two years experience in medical field.
- Medical Terminology.
- BLS upon hire; Healthcare Provider BLS within 3 months of hire.
- Basic computer knowledge.
- Must become Registered or Certified Medical Assistant within 18 months.
Preferred/Desired: Registered or Certified Medical Assistant preferred.
Weekend Requirements: Weekends.
CMC is located on a 45-acre campus in Missoula, Montana. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, between Glacier and Yellowstone national parks. Our diverse community serves as western Montana’s hub for education and healthcare and offers the perfect blend of four-season outdoor recreation, small town charm and big city amenities.
COVID-19 Update:
Community Medical Center is hiring top talent but we also have a mission of Making Communities Healthier, which means keeping our community safe and to reduce the risk of exposure. We have modified our conditions of employment to include COVID-19 vaccination unless a documented medical or religious exemption is approved.
Employees may meet this requirement by providing proof of having been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with any of the three COVID-19 vaccines (manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson). Employees are considered fully vaccinated if they are at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen.
This position is subject to Drug and Alcohol Testing according to MT Law 39-2-205-39-2-211.
Salary : $18
