Certified Medical Assistant
Texas Children's Hospital
- Location
- Onsite (Austin, TX)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
Posted Today
About the role
Texas Children's Hospital seeks a Certified Medical Assistant to provide clinical support in ambulatory settings, ensuring high-quality, family-centered pediatric care. The role involves patient data collection, vital signs documentation, and care coordination within a fast-paced environment.
Skills
Clinical support
Vital signs collection
Electronic health record documentation
Patient preparation
Prescription refills
Emergency patient care
Supply management
Care coordination
Vaccine program management
Referral verification
Lab result follow-up
Patient data collection
Full job details
We are searching for a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) TCP North Austin - someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide clinical support for patients in the hospital’s various ambulatory settings promoting cost effective, age appropriate, safe, and high-quality family centered care.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Responsibilities
- Assist in the collection of patient/family data that may include biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information per practice protocol
- Collect and document vital signs, BMI, height/weight, and reason for visit with complete accuracy
- Document current medications, allergies, and other information in the electronic health record
- Prepare patients for examination and assist provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations, and testing as directed by the provider
- Document all interventions per practice protocol
- Call in and/or send electronic prescription refills as directed
- Assist provider during office emergency patient care
- Keep rooms stocked with supplies and notify managers when supplies are low
- Participate as a member of the care team, working with each member of the team to meet the goals of the patient, and participate in daily huddles and monthly staff meetings
- Coordinate patient care by following up on lab results, ER visits, et cetera
- Identify patients eligible for Vaccines for Children program and follow procedures for accurate documentation and management
- Assess patient’s eligibility for referral by verifying coverage with payer prior to initiate referral
- Manage the outstanding orders report and lab error work queue to assure results are received
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Graduation from a medical assistant or emergency medical technician program OR Documentation from the licensing authority confirming that medical assistant/emergency medical technician education is not a requirement for certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association required
One if the following certifications required
- CCMA - Cert-Cert Clinical MA - CCMA National Health Career Association (NHA)
- CMA-AAM - Cert-Cert Medical Assistant American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- CMA-C - Clinical Medical Assistant Certification American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)
- NCMA - National Cert Med Assistant National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
- NRCMA - National Registered CMA National Association of Health Professionals (NAHP)
- RMA - Registered Medical Assistant American Association of Medical Personnel, American Allied Health, American Medical Technologists, or American Registry of Medical Assistants
Texas Children’s Pediatrics is the nation’s largest primary pediatric care network with more than 200 physicians dedicated to the health care needs of infants to teenagers in over 50 locations throughout the greater Houston area. As part of our goal to build a community of healthy children, Texas Children's Pediatrics Community Cares Program provides trusted, high-quality pediatric medical services for children who otherwise would seek care from emergency centers or possibly go without care or treatment due to low family incomes and/or lack of health insurance.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.