Medical Assistant - Pulmonary
Honeycomb Management Group is a Managed ServicesOrganization and manages primary care practices and specialty care practiceswith multiple locations in Memphis, Tennessee and Mississippi.
With a focus on providing excellent service and high-qualitycare for adults of all ages, Honeycomb is looking for an ambitious candidatewho enjoys being part of a fast-paced environment, with great opportunities forgrowth.
The Certified Medical Assistant helps providers with thedelivery of patient care, providing basic triage, and helping to ensure safecare is provided. The Certified Medical Assistant provides administrativesupport as well as clinical support.
Dutiesand Responsibilities:

• Reviews and prepares medical records to ensure completeness prior to patient exam, obtaining missing documentation. Documents clinic visit, observations, and related activities. Files charts.
• Assists with initiation of patient history and physical assessment. Assists nurses and physicians with physical exams and simple in-house surgical and therapeutic procedures.
• Checks patient vital signs and takes body measurements, documenting results in patient chart.
• Prepares and maintains exam and treatment rooms, cleaning after patient discharges to ensure a clean and sanitized environment. Maintains supplies inventory and ensures patient care equipment is clean and properly functioning, reporting defective equipment and supplies to supervisor.
• Collects specimens and prepares them for outside lab and performs urinalysis on urine specimens. Prepares lab results for physician to sign.
• Administers breathing treatments and injections, performs EKGs
• Answers phone calls, relaying patient requests and questions to appropriate individuals. Explains provider instructions to patient, as appropriate. Provides teaching to patients and families within scope of knowledge base.
• Assists with scheduling/referral of patients for specific treatments.
• Responds to medical emergencies and administers first aid as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as required.

MinimumQualifications:
•Highschool diploma or equivalent.
•Successfulcompletion of an approved Medical Assistant program.
•One(1) year of experience as a Certified Medical Assistant preferred.
•MedicalAssistant Certification through the American Association of Medical Assistants(AAMA) or for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through the AmericanMedical Technologists (AMT).
•Mustalso have current CPR certification.
•Pulmonaryexperienced preferred.
Physical Requirements:
Thephysical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing,hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitivemotion. Must have good balance and coordination. The physical requirements ofthis position are medium work - exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionallyand/or up to 25 lbs. of force frequently. The MA is required to have closevisual acuity including color, depth perception, and field of vision to performan activity, such as assessing patients, and analyzing data and figures;transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading. Frequent invasiveand non-invasive patient contact. Exposure to patient body fluids as well asexposure to hazardous or poisonous materials.