Medical Assistant III - Pulmonology

Overview

Facility Wheeler Heart & Vascular: 3800 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department 1262 Pulmonology SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Hours

Work Shift Day Shift (United States of America)

Cox Health is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, five ERs, and over 80 clinics. Cox Health has earned honors for workplace excellence, including being named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work and one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek, among others.

• The MA III performs administrative duties that might include answering phones, scheduling appointments, and data entry in medical records under the direct supervision of a supervisor or provider.
• Clinical duties will include measuring and recording vital signs, collecting demographics or medical information including review of medication list, preparing patients for examination, cleaning rooms and equipment, and stocking supplies.
• This position may involve the administration of medications.

• Required:
  
  High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Required effective 9/1/20:
  Graduated from or completion of a formal MA training program that includes pharmacology class, anatomy/physiology, the basics of medication administration, and completion of a clinical externship.

• Required:
  
  None
• Preferred:
  Previous experience in work that involved direct contact with people
• Preferred:
  Previous experience in a health care setting, particularly in an ambulatory clinic setting

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
• Carry out delegated tasks under supervision of a provider.
• Proficient computer skills.

• Required:
  
  Certification or Registration from a Cox Health approved certification program: CMA/AAMA, RMA/AMT, CCMA/NHA, NRCMA/NAHP, NCMA/NCCT, RMA/AAMP.