Facility: Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center

Job Summary:

The Special Workforce and Tactics (SWAT) Employee Health Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) is a travel CMA position that is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients/employees receive individualized high quality, safe patient care. This role practices in various clinical environments throughout the WellStar Health System that functions under the direction of the Physician, Clinical Lead, Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Nurse Supervisor and/or Clinical Manager. Recognizes employee's needs and symptoms in advance. Provides care for the employee under the physician's direction. Includes preparing employees for exams, assisting during screenings, treatments, coordinating and administering tests and follow-up care and recording treatment in the medical record. Assists with explaining employee instructions to the employee. Performs other duties as necessary related to front office registration, laboratory testing, and radiology functions within a specialty setting. Job requires frequent travel to all WellStar Health Systems hospitals, health parks, and medical clinics within a designated region.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Clinical and Non-Clinical Duties and Expectations * Register patient/employee upon entrance to facility/location * Perform all necessary registration operations * Prepare equipment and rooms and aid department staff with treatment of employees * Perform vitals and other duties to prep employees to include employee education * Rotate among various clinical and non-clinical service areas such as department clinic, front office, and conference rooms. * Practices using current clinical practice standards. * Maintain safety needs of the employee * Cross train other team members Team Work and Collaboration * Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity. * Always partners with the employee using the appropriate method for setting and purpose (e.g.,Huddles; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and explanation of provider instructions) and making the employee's goals the focus of the plan of care. * Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members. Laboratory Duties and Expectations * Properly start lab equipment daily and maintain daily logs and documentation requested * Perform laboratory tests according to orders and instructions * Draw blood samples from employees and perform Point of Care testing * Order and stock supplies weekly * Perform daily quality control and cleaning procedures according to guidelines Professional Development and Initiative * Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, and population specific education. * May be asked to serve as a preceptor for onboarding Medical Assistants/students and is an exemplary role model for all staff or students for all disciplines to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce; modeling professionalism and creating a healthy work environment. Resources and Support * Proactively plans for the care of employees across the care continuum in the course of giving direct care. * Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with clinical managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes. * Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources. Evidence Based Practice and Research * Promotes Evidence based practice, in regards to safe, quality patient care. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision making process in evaluating patient care products. * Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and WellStar Health Systems safety absolutes. * Participates in data collection poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence based practice. Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma General or GED General
• Other / Certificate Medical Assisting

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Cert Medical Assistant
• Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

Work experience in a practice setting Preferred and Specific experience in practice specialty Required and Phlebotomy certification and/or will provide training within first sixty days. Preferred and

Required Minimum Skills:

Must be organized and attentive to detail. Must be able to work quickly and efficiently to assure patient comfort and satisfaction. Able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language, optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills. The employee should also be able to adhere to the WellStar Credo and Code of Conduct.