Medical Assistant | Radiation Oncology at Singing River Health System in Pascagoula, MS

Job description

• At Singing River Health System, caring isn’t just part of the job — it’s in our DNA. Whether we’re saving lives, supporting behind the scenes, or showing up for our community, we bring the energy, heart, and hustle every single day.
• With pride, passion, and commitment, we will improve health and save lives in our community every day.
• Job Description
• In a caring and professional manner, the Medical Assistant (MA) performs a reasonable scope of clinical and administrative tasks delegated by and under the direct/onsite supervision of the Physician and/or their intermediary personnel responsible for patient care management. Intermediary personnel include physician assistants (PA), nurse practitioners (NP), and registered nurses (RN). He/she assists front office personnel as directed by the Practice/Office Manager.
• DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Performs a reasonable scope of clinical and administrative tasks delegated by and under the direct/onsite supervision of the Physician and/or their intermediary personnel responsible for patient care management.
• Assists front office personnel as directed by the Practice/Office Manager.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent required.
• Graduate from a Medical Assistant program accredited by the ABHES (the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools) OR CAAHEP (the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) preferred.
• N/A
• Certified/recognized as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) from one of the following institutions:
• Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA);
• National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP);
• American Medical Technologists (AMT);
• Medical Career Assessments (MedCA);
• National Healthcareer Association (NHA);
• National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT);
• National Institute of Health Professionals (NIHP).
• Certification must be a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) from one of the following institutions:
• American Medical Technologists (AMT);
• American Allied Health(AAH);
• National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP).
• Must maintain certification according to certifying organization’s standards.
• Must complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer.
• Must have de-escalation training completed by the end of position orientation (90 days); must have appropriate level of de-escalation training.
• A minimum of one (1) year customer service experience performing registration, scheduling, and insurance verification required. A minimum of one (1) year experience as a Certified Medical Assistant preferred.

Skills

Required

• Superior customer service skills
• Professional etiquette
• Emotional stability
• Attention to detail
• Office technology (telephone, fax, etc.)
• MS Outlook
• MS Word