Clinical Medical Assistant Job Description
Clinical medical assistant
provides medical and scientific input in the review of clinical data, patient medical safety data and laboratory values.
Clinical Medical Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective clinical medical assistant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included clinical medical assistant job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
On-boarding for HEDIS/QARR 2015 medical record chasing
Expansion of product lines to support COM chasing
Contacting provider offices to request medical charts in support of HEDIS & QARR reporting processes
Documenting all requests in appropriate systems and work with management to overcome any barriers to retrieving medical charts
Maintaining applicable retrieval, completion and accuracy standards
Rooms patients according to policy and procdures, prepares patient for examination
Patient preparation for clinic visits
Participate in poison prevention activities
Act as a liaison with the medical community and with state and local regulatory authorities
Be responsible for administrative functions that assist in the daily clinical team operations
Clinical Medical Assistant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Clinical Medical Assistant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CPR, MA, BCLS, AHA, CLIA, AMT, AMCA, NCCT, CCBMA
Education for Clinical Medical Assistant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the clinical medical assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Patient Care, Health Care, Keyboard, Video, Education, Associates, Nursing, Medical Assistant, Science, Graduate
Skills for Clinical Medical Assistant
Desired skills for clinical medical assistant include:
Common safety hazards and procedures
Medical terminology
CPT and ICD9 codes and health care insurance
Medical procedures
Basic Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments -waived laboratory tests
Computerized information systems used in clinical management settings
Current trends
Curriculum
Federal
Goals and objectives
Desired experience for clinical medical assistant includes:
Effective communication (written and oral) skills
Experience and knowledge of infection control procedures
Current unrestricted medical license
Board-certified in medical toxicology or board-eligible (must become board certified within 2 examination cycles) in medical toxicology
Possess active medical staff appointment at an inpatient treatment facility and must be actively involved in the management of poisoned patients
Perform data entry of multiple documents, scheduling, supply tracking, and phone triage
Clinical Medical Assistant Examples
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Clinical Medical Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of clinical medical assistant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for clinical medical assistant
- Orients and trains clinical staff new hires
- Plans, recommends and ensures implementation of approved strategic plans and objectives
- Oversees and manages day-to-day operations of multiple laboratories
- Manages technical and non-technical laboratory staff
- Evaluates and recommends equipment and supplies
- Recommends and manages approved operating budget
- Communicates and enforces regulatory standards and requirements to staff
- Coordinates and facilitates inspection visits by regulatory agencies with the hospital administration and Q.I
- Manages responses to deficiencies noted by regulatory agencies
- Manages Performance Improvement activities including, but not limited to evaluating, developing, documenting, communicating and enforcing procedures
Qualifications for clinical medical assistant
- One to two years prior experience as a Medical Assistant preferred
- Ability to work independently integral part of the patient care team is required
- High School Degree or Equivalent Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant
- Diploma from an accredited medical assistant’s program and externship completed, preferred
- Current Certification as a Medical Assistant, required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers, strongly preferred
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of clinical medical assistant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for clinical medical assistant
- Collaborate with other departments including Academic Affairs (Curriculum), Student Health Center, Registrar and Office of Recruitment, Student, and Alumni Services to address common goals and strategies and improve current processes
- Uses an age appropriate approach to obtain physical measurement which includes heights, weights, blood pressures, head circumference, temperatures, pulse, respiratory rate, and document according to department standards
- Performs basic laboratory tests on the premises within POCT standards, maintains refrigerator and QC logs
- Collects and prepares laboratory specimens which may include phlebotomy, according to health system standards
- Performs EKG testing, Holter Monitor placement, hydrogen breath test, orthopedic casting
- Cleans and sterilizes medical instruments using health system standards
- Utilizes infection prevention and control procedures according to health system policy
- Stock patient examination rooms
- Directs and assists in all activities within the Drug Usage Evaluation (DUE) / Quality Management program, including collaboration with medical staff to establish and monitor criteria for safe, effective and appropriate use of medication
- Implements educational, training and competency programs for the pharmacy staff, including technicians and pharmacy students
Qualifications for clinical medical assistant
- Individualized care plan and ability to self-manage their health conditions, with the purpose of
- Planning patient care and care coordination.*
- Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic interventions including but not
- Limited to vital signs, minor treatments/procedures, prevention services, pre-visit planning and postvisit
- Follow up, medication refills per protocol for existing treatment plans and ensures patient flow
- Through the clinic is efficient
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a clinical medical assistant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for clinical medical assistant
- Participates in various hospital and departmental committees
- Identify and implement improvements to the work processes
- Helps to develop the scientific and/or professional stature of staff
- Budget, write and reviews proposals or portions of proposals
- Leads or supports appropriate part of complex projects
- Authors protocols
- Authors RFPs for subcontractors and Identifies, manages, and evaluates subcontractors
- Counsels and trains newly hired monitors
- Oversees and approves project budgets through the life cycle of the project
- Maintain primary client contact
Qualifications for clinical medical assistant
- Learning readiness, needs, and ability
- Recognize the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care
- Based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values, and needs.*
- Provide relationship-based care in which the medical assistant strives to understand what is most
- Important to the individual and actively engage them in all aspects of care
- Delivered with respect for cultural differences and the diversity of human experience.*
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Clinical Medical Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a clinical medical assistant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for clinical medical assistant
- Participates in business development activities, including meetings with prospective clients
- Checking schedules and organizing patient flow
- Directly supervises employees in the clinic
- Current certification as a Certified Medical Assistant in the state of Texas
- Be involved in the resolution of urgent or time-consuming tasks that improve quality, team efficiency, and patient or office flow
- Develop and implement processes to assist students in transition to core clerkships, elective clinical rotations, GME application process, and GME match
- Develop and implement processes to help students identify appropriate career goals
- Initiate, develops and sustain strong, positive relationships with students to ensure achievement of the objectives of their clerkship training and ensure student success under stressful conditions
- Maintain the role of student advocate and advisor and when necessary, identify and recommend appropriate interventions
- Provide independent, personal, high touch support to students during the third and fourth years of their program of study
Qualifications for clinical medical assistant
- Conducts individualized orientation for new employees and provides ongoing coaching to all
- Identifies clinical and operational needs of clinic and coordinates with peer teams and management to develop and implement interdisciplinary action plan.*
- Acts as a clinical resource to clinic personnel, conducts training, and provides informal education opportunities in alignment with CHPG Nursing and Clinical Standards.*
- Actively supports management in establishing standards of care, noting non-compliance, and participating in corrective action plans.*
- Research and present pertinent clinical literature to staff members.*
- Must have the ability to plan, organize, and work independently
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a clinical medical assistant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for clinical medical assistant
- Develop mechanisms to guide and monitor students performance and success in meeting professional and interpersonal competencies
- Provide support and guidance to students with particular attention paid to building and maintaining relationships
- Evaluate each student’s abilities and personality characteristics in order to tailor guidance and support activities
- Proactively contact and interact with students by email or telephone when questions arise regarding coping strategies or stressful conditions
- Advise students on compliance with COM department, and institutional policies and procedures
- Develop and implement strategies to guide students in appropriate use of Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) and its requirements as they pertain to students scheduling and coordinating elective rotations electronically
- Develop and implement strategies to guide students in navigating the timeline and requirements for entering the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), the National Match Service (NMS) the AOA residency matching service, the Military Match and any other residency matching programs
- Work with Student Support Specialists and other members of the departments of Clinical Education and RSAS to effectively navigate the process of clerkship training
- Assist students in finding clinician mentors who can provide guidance and support in their career and residency choices
- Follow-up with students that contact other departments to ensure resolution of their issue
Qualifications for clinical medical assistant
- Ability to pass CMA/RMA competency training during a 90 day new hire orientation period and on an annual basis
- Must be able to give injections and to do basic in-office labs done at our office
- Excellent scientific record with experience in laboratory-based cancer research and/or oncology clinical trials, either within an academic institution or the pharmaceutical industry
- Research and/or clinical experience in Cancer Immunotherapy is preferred
- Desire and ability to effectively participate within multi-disciplinary teams and have the ability to interact with external experts and investigators
- Master's Degree and ASCP registry or eligibility, preferred