Certified Medical Assistant

Florida Heart Associates is a leading healthcare provider specializing in cardiovascular care. Our dedicated team of physicians, advanced care providers, and nurses are committed to treating all types of heart conditions with compassion and expertise, ensuring that every patient receives the highest quality of care.

Florida Heart Associates is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to join our team. In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting our healthcare providers and ensuring exceptional patient care by educating patients and verifying preparations for nuclear/regular stress testing, communicating with doctors regarding patient care, helping to coordinate nuclear doctor schedules, communicating nuclear study test results with patients and referring physicians, scheduling patients and liaison between scheduling and nuclear medicine departments.

Florida Heart Associates offers:

• Health, dental, vision plan insurance options
• Company paid life insurance and LTD
• Accident Insurance
• Aflac choices (short-term disability, cancer, hospitalization, and accident plans)
• Identity Theft Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 7 paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Perks and discounts - theme park tickets, travel, & more

EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited program for MA

EXPERIENCE: Five years experience in a clinical setting preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE:

• MA certification
• BLS - CPR certification.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO

• Educate patients and verify preparation for nuclear/regular stress testing.
• Prepare patients for stress testing: Attach ECG leads, set up ECG machine, prepare forms, review patient's history with cardiologist, take patient's blood pressure and record pre-test results.
• Responsible for calling patients with nuclear/regular PET stress results.
• Responsible for patient follow-up: maintain log of patients tested (nuclear medicine lab worksheet) which contains interpreting physician's hand-written impressions and use this worksheet to document follow-up phone calls to the patient and doctors.
• Assist in the Nursing Clinic.
• Assist with triage duties and authorizations within nuclear medicine.
• Fill out doctor's "board" and coordinate interpreting physician's designation with nuclear medicine departments at hospitals as well as FHA.
• Answer phone calls and returning patients calls
• Coordinate patients' charts with future schedules.
• Scheduling as well as act as liaison between nuclear medicine and scheduling departments.
• Provide staffing for other departments and nursing locations as specified by supervisor. Perform other related work.
• Fill out doctor's orders when sending patients from FHA to the hospital.
• Turn in doctor's lunch orders daily
• Must be flexible with assigned working hours to meet the needs of the department and patient care.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervising manager

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of professional nursing theory and practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Knowledge of cardiac stress testing procedures.
• Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations and procedures to administer patient care.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to established a safe work environment.
• Skills in assisting in a variety of treatments and medications as directed.
• Skill in taking vital signs and maintaining records and recording test results.
• Skills in identifying problems, researching and recommending solutions.
• Skills in preparing and maintaining patient records and responding to correspondence.
• Ability to utilize computer knowledge and skills to enhance job performance.
• Skills in operating computer, photocopier and fax machine.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures.
• Knowledge of equipment operation: ECG machine, treadmill, and blood pressure machine.
• Knowledge of emergency protocols and ability to act calmly and effectively in those situations.
• Ability to communicate clearly with co-workers and doctors regarding best possible patient care.
• Knowledge of proper telephone etiquette.
• Skill in recognizing problems and recommending solutions.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in maintaining patient medical records.
• Behavior that exemplifies respect for others and the spirit of teamwork.
• Uses methods of protection from exposure to chemical, radiation, and bio-hazardous materials.

Florida Heart Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to be a drug and tobacco free organization. All potential hires will be required to take and clear a pre-employment drug screen upon job offer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person