Certified Medical Assistant​/CMA at Pascack Valley Medical Center Westwood, NJ

Certified Medical Assistant /CMA job at Pascack Valley Medical Center. Westwood, NJ.

Join our team as a rotating shift, full-time, Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in Emerson, NJ.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive:
  We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First:
  We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better:
  We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
• Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

• Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.

The Medical Assistant Certified (CMA) provides superior patient care and performs both clinical and administrative tasks.

• Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history, medical coding, and files claims using Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Greets, prepares, and takes patients to the examination room, which includes:
• Taking patients’ vital signs, temperature, pulse, blood pressure, height, weight, and medical history.
• Understanding, properly documenting, and conveying the reason for the visit or medical complaint.
• Recording and updating all patient information from pulse oximetry, changes in allergies, and pain levels in EMR.
• Performing venipuncture and electrocardiograms, as ordered by the physician.
• Collecting, preserving, and properly labeling laboratory specimens, bodily fluids, and blood samples.
• Providing patients with privacy, comfort, safety, and hygiene.
• Assists the Practice Physician during examinations.
• Explains medical procedures to patients and provides instruction to patients about medication and special diets under the direction of the physician.
• Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments. Ensures patient exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for incoming patients.
• Assists in maintaining inventory and stocking supplies, instruments, and equipment for all exam rooms.
• Maintains appropriate paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders received for completeness.
• Addresses and requests referrals and other insurance authorizations in addition to passing along patient information for prescription, x-ray, or lab requisitions to necessary parties. This includes calls to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.
• Draws and conducts injections of vaccines, medications, and intradermal injections.
• Monitors refrigerator temperature and logs for all refrigerated vaccines and medications.

Job Requirements :

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Graduate from an accredited medical assistant/medical technologist school/program.
• Current national certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA). Must hold current or obtain within three (3) months of hire.
• Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Microsoft Office knowledge.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

• Associate’s degree.
• 1+ years’ experience in a hospital or physician practice setting.

Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education, and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.