Certified Clinical Medical Assistant

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant Location: Little River Office POSITION SUMMARY The Medical Assistant will perform duties to assist the Center providers in the delivery of primary medical care as needed.

The Medical Assistant receives, greets, and prepares patients for medical examinations or procedures.

The Medical Assistant aids the Center providers in the treatment of patients in accordance with established guidelines.

WHY LRMC: Little River Medical Center is a non-profit community health center within Horry County.

At Little River Medical Center, we strive to offer exceptional health services and deliver quality, compassionate care to everyone.

We provide a wide range of affordable health and support services for every family.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBITIES include the following but not limited to: Patient Relations: * Prepares patients for providers, including greeting patients, patients check in and check out, questioning patients as to problems, recording chief complaint on chart, getting vital signs and other lab work as indicated, preparing patients for individual treatment rooms and appropriate examinations.

* Ensures that ill patients remain comfortable until seen by a provider.

Staff Relations/Team Support: * Assists providers in healthcare activities, performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.

* Prepares orders and maintains stock of appropriate supplies.

* Performs other necessary duties as required by the administrative or clinical directors to meet the goal of providing primary health care services.

Clinical Duties: * Collects viable specimens from the clinic's patients, performs all in-house testing, prepares specimens/records for outside lab procedures and records lab results.

* Records results of all blood samples, cultures, EKG's, etc., in the patient charts.

* Performs routine laboratory procedures, i.e., urinalysis, cultures, completing appropriate forms and assisting providers with examinations and diagnostic routines.

* Assists in conducting health education activities as needed.

* Performs other necessary duties as required by the administrative and clinical directors to meet the goals of providing primary health services.

* Gives injections under the direct orders of medical provider on site and sets up exam rooms for various treatments, assisting with suturing and emergency patients.

Administrative Duties: * Completes all records and reports assigned.

Performance Improvement Activities: * Participate in the community health center's quality assurance activities and perform duties in accordance with applicable standards.

* Develops and maintains skills by seeking consultation from appropriate sources.

Safety/Infection Control Activities: * Ensure an appropriate environment for the delivery of healthcare by assisting in general with maintenance and housekeeping, i.e., maintaining equipment, locking, and securing areas, maintaining work areas in a clean, safe, and orderly fashion.

Other Activities: * Performs such other related duties assigned by Nursing Supervisor, Director of Nursing, Medical Director, and/or Executive Director.

* May be required to work various shifts, weekend, holidays, overtime and in various center sites.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job; be able to perform all duties as described in the job description; meet physical demands of the job and have excellent attendance.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: * High school graduate, with two years' experience in a primary medical care setting.

* Completion of a Medical Assistant's educational program at an accredited school.

* Certification in Medical Assistant Technology required.

Must be certified as a Clinical Medical Assistant and maintain the required certification; familiar with general office procedures; possess considerable knowledge of medical assisting practice and procedures; ability to communicate effectively with patient population, LRMC staff and management.

LRMC Office Locations: Little River Office - Little River, SC (4303 Live Oak Dr.

Little River, SC 29566) Loris Office - Loris, SC (3817 Main St.

Loris, SC 29569) Myrtle Beach Office - Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 (77th Ave.

N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 ) Health Access Office - Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 (1075 Mr.

Joe White Ave.

Myrtle Beach, SC 29577) Carolina Forest Office - Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 (4220 Carolina Exchange Dr.

Myrtle Beach, SC 29579) South Strand Office - Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 (3236 Holmestown Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588) LRMC offers benefits such as: * Medical, Vision & Dental insurance.

* Employer matched 403B Retirement Plan.

* Paid Vacation time, Sick time, & Holiday's.

As well as paid qualifying Administrative Leave.

* Employer Paid Health Benefits: Life / AD&D Policies, Short/Long Term Disability, and a Employee Assistant Plan.