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CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CMA)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Medical Assistant is a multi-skilled health professional (MSHP) who works

interdependently with other health care professionals to provide quality health care to

the patient. The Medical Assistant is educated and trained to perform both

administrative and clinical skills in the medical care environment. The Medical Assistant

is directly responsible to the physician-employer who hires him/her or any other

physician-appointed supervisor in the facility. With experience, the Medical Assistant

may be promoted within departments or to supervisory levels in administrative and

clinical positions when knowledge and skills have been demonstrated. The profession

of Medical Assisting has been recognized and supported by the American Medical

Association (AMA) and American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) since 1959

when guidelines, standards and credentials were nationally established for the

profession. Medical Assisting is a distinct, unique allied health discipline separate from

all other allied health professions governed by the Curriculum Review Board (CRB) and

Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) of AMA

and AAMA.

*MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

The Medical assistant obtains an Associate of Applied Science degree from a

CAAHEP-accredited college program. To become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA),

the graduate of an accredited program must sit for and successfully pass a national

certification exam, which is given every January and June.

*JOB DUTIES

The entry-level Certified Medical Assistant may perform the following skills:

ADMINISTRATIVE

1. Front desk reception.

2. Answering phones and scheduling appointments.

3. Greet patients, completion of registration forms, and give instructions.

4. Filing and maintaining medical records.

5. Filing and maintaining financial records.

6. Preparing and typing correspondence.

7. Processing, coding, and completing insurance claim forms.

8. Processing mail.

9. Purchasing and maintaining supplies and equipment.

10. Performing computer skills in patient billing, transcription, scheduling,

insurance claims, accounts receivable, and data base entry.

11. Performing accounting, billing, and banking procedures.

12. Arranging for hospital admissions and outside referrals for the physician.

13. Calling prescriptions to the pharmacy for the physician.

14. Communication skills using appropriate medical terminology.

15. Following appropriate legal and ethical professional conduct.

Certified Medical Assistant (Cma) Job Description