Medical Assistant

Columbus Regional Health Columbus, IN, US

What you need to know about this position:

The Lung Institute Pulmonary Specialty practice, located inside Columbus Regional Hospital, provides care and diagnostic testing for patients with a wide variety of lung issues, including COPD, Asthma, Pulmonary hypertension, and lung cancer.
The role our Medical Assistants play may vary but include responsibility for routine back office functions, bringing patients back to exam room, taking and recording basic medical history, and assisting the physicians and/or nurse as needed.
The hourly range for this position is between $17.61 and $26.41. Individual compensation is determined for this position through years of directly relevant experience. The hourly compensation is only a portion of the total rewards package and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.
This position will require you to work full-time, 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday through Friday.

What is required for this position:

Upon hire, you must have:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program required; or completion of a credentialing test
- Certification or Registration as a medical assistant required through a recognized certification organization such as the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA); American Medical Technologists (AMT); Medical Assistant Certification from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); National Healthcare Association (NHA) or the Accreditation Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
Upon 30 days of hire, you must have:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 30 days of hire

This position is regulary required to stand, frequently required to walk and push or pull, occassionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel crouch or crawl, talk or hear, and smell and must frequently lift and/or move greater than 5lbs.

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