Sr Clinic Assistant-CMA Internal Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
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Location: Lubbock, TX
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Categories: Public Health
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Job Type: Full Time
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Posted: Jul 26, 2025
Job Description:
Sr Clinic Assistant-CMA Internal Medicine
Description
Sr Clinic Assistant-CMA Internal Medicine41793BR
41793BR
Position DescriptionEmployees in this classification are in the senior position of this career track and provide patient care management to an assigned clinic in the areas of clerical and clinical duties. In the clinical setting, the employee receives direct supervision from a physician or nursing supervisor in either oral or written form. In the office setting, the employee receives direct supervision from the department administrator. May supervise other Medical Assistants, clerical staff and student positions. Work is performed under usual office and clinic conditions, and may be stressful when working under emergency conditions.
Major/Essential Functions- Assists licensed health care providers in collecting data to determine the physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients and their families.
- Reports data, identifies and reports alterations in patient responses to assist in the identification of problems and formulation of goals/outcomes and patient-centered plans of care in collaboration with patients, their families, and the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Communicates patient data using EMR to support decision-making to improve patient care.
- Attends nursing staff meetings.
- Completes Annual Nursing Core Competency Training and Skills Fair.
- Takes accurate vital signs and measurements.
- Assists with exams and procedures and documents intervention in EMR per departmental policy.
- Prepares necessary equipment and instruments for examinations, treatments and procedures as directed.
- Maintains inventory of supplies in examination/treatment rooms.
- Maintains the cleanliness of examination/treatment rooms.
- Completes patient visit by answering patients' questions or finding an appropriate person to answer questions and escorting the patient to the check-out area.
- Promotes, assesses, and evaluates the educational needs and requirements specific to your job discipline.
- Assists in determining the physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients and their families.
- Implements teaching plans for patients and their families with well-defined health learning needs.
- Communicates with patients via telephone per clinic protocols.
- Administers approved medications, PO, SQ, IM, and allergy injections as ordered by the provider and approved by the nurse manager and medical director.
Required QualificationsA minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent; graduation from an approved certified program for assistants in the area of required specialty. Certification by an approved accredited certifying agency in the specialty in which the particular work will be performed; a minimum of two years of directly related experience.
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