Certified Medical Assistant MA - Internal Medicine Exeter
Company: Tower Health
Location: Reading
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
Responsibilities: Medical assistant (MA) is positioned within
the workforce to gather, screen, communicate and act based on
delegation from a provider, registered nurse or Licensed Practical
nurse as per scope of practice. The MA performs a combination of
clerical and direct patient care duties. Clerical responsibilities
include greeting patients, answering telephones, scheduling
appointments, and updating patients electronic medical record
(EMR). Clinical responsibilities include rooming patients, taking
medical histories, performing and recording vital signs, preparing
exam room for procedures, explaining treatment procedures to
patients, preparing patients for examination, facilitation of
patient flow through the office, and assisting the Physician, Nurse
Practitioner or Physician Assistant during examinations. #READ
#INDAH Qualifications: Education Requirements High School Diploma -
OR - GED - OR - Graduate of a Medical Assistant Program Experience
No experience Certification and Licensure BLS Certification Current
Medical Assistant Certification awarded through American
Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), the American Medical
Technologists (AMT), the National Center for Competency Testing
(NCCT) or the National Healthcare Association (NHA). Medical
Assistant Certification program other than those listed above will
require THMG Leadership Approval. Required Skills Excellent
Communications Skills Excellent Interpersonal Skills General
Clerical Skills Keyboarding Overview: Tower Health, a regional
healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in
Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville
Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for
Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to
academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various
programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel
University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading
Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system
provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading
Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower
Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower
Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically
integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across
its service area.
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