CMA, Certified Medical Assistant - Specialty Orthopedic Surgery - Full Time

CMA, Certified Medical Assistant - Specialty Orthopedic Surgery - Full Time at Christus Health summary:

The Certified Medical Assistant provides support in patient care through tasks such as patient registration, insurance verification, and data entry. They assist medical providers by facilitating accurate communication and scheduling while maintaining professionalism. This role requires certification, medical office experience, and the ability to handle various administrative and clinical duties in an orthopedic specialty setting.

Summary:

The Certified Medical Assistant will perform various services and related activities in support of patient care including accurate data entry for patient registration and insurance verification. The Certified Medical Assistant demonstrates the ability to use good judgment and communicates effectively with all patients; families; licensed personnel; insurance companies and third-party payers. Demonstrates a professional and caring manner.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Assisting the physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in giving superior medical care.
• Accurate Data Entry of charges on patient accounts, registering patients, and updating patient accounts.
• Insurance Verification and recording of Statistics.
• Assist with scheduling patient appointments, answering phones, keeping providers informed of changes, and informing patients of their benefits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred.

Experience

• 1 year of medical office experience preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification is required.
• BLS required.

Work Schedule:

TBD

Work Type:

Full Time

Keywords:

Certified Medical Assistant, CMA, patient registration, insurance verification, orthopedic surgery support, medical data entry, patient scheduling, clinical support, BLS certified, healthcare assistant