Medical Assistant

About the Role

As a Medical Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting providers and nursing leadership to deliver quality and compassionate patient care. Your administrative and clinical tasks ensure smooth patient experiences, from greeting and preparing patients to assisting during examinations and procedures. Your work directly contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Greet and escort patients to the exam room, ensuring a welcoming environment.
• Obtain and record accurate medical histories from patients.
• Measure and document vital signs as part of patient assessments.
• Prepare patients for examinations and procedures, ensuring comfort and readiness.
• Assist providers during examinations and procedures, facilitating efficient care delivery.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant program with completion of a formal clinical externship (160-hour minimum).
• OR Graduate from a Medical Assistant program without completion of a clinical externship but with a minimum one-year experience in clinical medical assisting within the past five (5) years.
• OR Current Professionally Recognized Medical Assistant Certification with a minimum of one year of experience in clinical medical assisting.
• OR Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
• OR Licensed Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with at least one-year clinical experience in a clinical medical setting within the past five (5) years.
• OR Military trained medical personnel with at least one-year clinical experience in a clinical medical setting within the past five (5) years.
• Current BLS-C upon hire or successful completion by the end of orientation.

Qualifications

• Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills.
• EPIC (Electronic Medical Record) experience.