Certified Medical Assistant II

Position Summary The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) II is responsible for performing a combination of administrative and clerical (front office) duties, as well as routine clinical (back office) procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed physician or designated mid-level provider in a medical office setting.

This role supports medical providers by carrying out tasks within the medical assistant's scope of practice, such as placing patients in exam rooms, collecting and recording data including medications, height, weight, vital signs, pain ratings, and fall risk assessments, as well as preparing patients for clinical evaluation, applying and removing dressings, administering injections, and performing similar procedures.

Additionally, the CMA II oversees and manages the VFC program, as well as medication and supply ordering and inventory.

This position is also responsible for training and orienting new staff members, serving as a leader in EMR utilization, and acting as a resource and trainer for EMR operations.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities · Assist with the initial admission of patients to the clinic and gather required health information.

· Take and record vital signs of patients.

· May be required to work at more than one clinic site as needed.

· Support primary and specialty care providers including dermatology, cardiology, gynecology, pediatrics, and physical therapy.

· Facilitate medication refills upon provider approval.

· Assist providers with paperwork, lab requisitions, and referrals.

· Perform point of care tests (urine dipstick, pregnancy, glucose, nasal swab).

· Administer injections, immunizations, and oral medications as ordered and document accordingly.

· Conduct in-office testing (visual acuities, hearing screening, spirometry, EKG, nebulizer treatments).

· Prepare patients for exams or procedures.

· Collect and label specimens for outside laboratories.

· Organize procedural trays and obtain procedure consent forms.

· Assist providers during procedures including biopsies, sutures, pap smears, pelvic exams, and ear lavage.

· Remove sutures or staples from superficial wounds.

· Apply and change basic dressings as ordered.

· Coordinate and schedule appointments; facilitate urgent and walk-in care as needed.

· Review provider instructions with patients for home care and return visits.

· Document messages and patient complaints (no triaging).

· Daily POCT for quality care and maintain POCT logs.

· Oversee and manage inventory/outdate logs for clinic and lab supplies, medication, emergency cart, and vaccines.

· Check and document biohazard waste/sharps disposal as needed.

· Administer oxygen therapies and prescribed drops/ointments as ordered.

· Ensure vaccine, medication, and supply inventory, ordering, and maintenance.

· VFC program vaccine coordinator for compliance and organization.

· Train and orient new team members and provide EMR education.

· Ensure daily staffing and provider as...