CMA

Certified Medical Assistant

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WJM Professional Services, LLC is a leading healthcare management firm with 20 years of experience providing healthcare personnel and administrative staffing services to government agencies, including the Defense Health Agency, the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

We are currently recruiting for a Certified Medical Assistant at the US Coast Guard in Humboldt Bay, CA.

Key Responsibilities:

The Certified Medical Assistant / Medical Assistant will provide clinical and administrative support services to Active-Duty beneficiaries in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and within the scope of privileges normally granted to a CMA/MA at designated U.S. Coast Guard medical facilities.

• Assist healthcare providers with patient examinations and clinical procedures.

• Obtain and document vital signs and patient histories.

• Prepare patients for appointments, exams, and treatments.

• Perform basic clinical tasks such as specimen collection, EKGs, and wound care as authorized.

• Administer medications and injections as permitted by scope of practice.

• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant medical documentation.

• Manage exam room preparation, equipment, and infection control procedures.

• Provide patient education and instructions as directed by the provider.

• Support administrative functions such as scheduling, record management, and coordination of care.

Qualifications:

• Completion of a Medical Assistant training program or equivalent military medical training.

• Active Medical Assistant certification (CMA, RMA, NCMA, or CCMA).

• Minimum of one (1) year of recent experience as a Medical Assistant.

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.

• Eligible to obtain and maintain Coast Guard clinical privileges.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Shall perform a full range of professional CMA/MA concepts and practices on-site,

• Assess patient's needs for CMA/MA care. Administer oxygen, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medication.
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• Prepares patients for surgical and or diagnostic procedures.
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• Prepares, operates, and monitors specialized equipment such as cardiac monitors, defibrillators, etc.
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• Inventory medicine and drug stocks to ensure adequate supplies and controls.
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• Provide immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur, in addition to regularly scheduled appointments.
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• Greets and receives patients to the clinic, discreetly ascertains the nature of their illness or condition.
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• Responds to requests for routine non-medical information such as duty status.
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• Receives and screens phone calls.
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• Files and maintains Healthcare records. Maintains the Health Record checkout file. Inputs daily patient information into the Coast Guard Healthcare Information Systems.
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• Required to use all Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc., to track data, generate reports, and prepare presentations.
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• Reviews and routes incoming correspondence.
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• Schedules and tracks consultations for specialty care.
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• Maintains a referral log and notifies patients of appointments.
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• Review and verify patient eligibility for care by Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS) computer system guidelines.
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• The CMA/MA performance will be monitored through a joint function of the Health, Safety, Work-Life Service Center (HSWL SC) Quality Improvement process and the contractual demand for services. CMA/MA productivity is expected to be comparable to other medical department staff assigned to the same facility and authorized to the same scope of duties.
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• Provide instruction to clinic staff on an ad hoc basis.
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• Become familiar with the TRICARE medical benefits program through the completion of appropriate nonresident training and offer benefits counseling to Coast Guard beneficiaries regarding utilizing their TRICARE benefit.

• Must successfully pass all WJM & USCG background checks.

WJM is an EEO Employer / Protected Vet/Disabled

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