Certified Medical Assistant, Primary Care

Jobtailor; Moncks Corner (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled Medical Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care in South Carolina, with travel to meet patient-care needs. The role emphasizes accurate documentation, medication administration, and teamwork in a fast-paced clinical setting.

You will handle vital signs, health maintenance checks, and front-desk tasks, support virtual visits, and maintain safe, organized exam rooms while communicating clearly with patients and healthcare teams.

Qualifications

• Active Medical Assisting Certification required.
• BLS certification required at hire for SC locations or prior to independent patient care.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Completion of SC-accredited MA program or equivalent training aligned to cert exam.
• Externship/clinical lab training preferred.
• 1 year of recent Medical Assisting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care within Medical Assisting scope.
• Obtain and document chief complaints, vital signs, health maintenance checks, and medications.
• Document patient and family needs; participate in planning and implementing care.
• Administer ordered oral, injectable, and topical medications.
• Identify changes in patient condition and report to provider.
• Assist with front-desk workflows and MyChart/electronic communications.
• Support virtual health visits, including setup and documentation.
• Maintain clean, safe examination rooms and manage supplies.
• Travel to other facilities as directed to meet patient-care needs.
• Explain procedures and medications to patients; provide refill information as directed.

Skills

Active Medical Assisting Certification

BLS Basic Life Support Certification

Medical Terminology

1 Year Medical Assisting Experience

Clinical Competency Tasks

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MyChart

EMR

Computer

Job description

• Provide direct and indirect patient care within the Medical Assisting scope of practice and state guidelines
• Obtain and document patients’ chief complaints, vital signs, health maintenance checks, medication reviews, and other relevant information
• Document patient and family needs and participate in planning and implementing patient care
• Administer ordered oral, injectable, and topical medications
• Identify significant changes in patient condition and report them to the provider
• Troubleshoot issues and elevate problems to the provider, supervisor, or appropriate internal resource
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician
• Travel to other facilities or adjust working hours as directed to meet patient-care needs
• Maintain clean, orderly, safe, and properly equipped work areas and examination rooms
• Assist patients and providers with virtual health visits, including setup, pre-charting, patient preparation, troubleshooting, and documentation
• Accurately document in electronic medical records and manage provider-directed EHR inbox messages
• Perform front-desk workflows such as MyChart requests, registration, scheduling, phone triage, cash handling, and check-in/check-out
• Follow up on orders, appointments, referrals, labs, diagnostic tests, and follow-up visits
• Collect co-pays and order supplies
• Dispose of contaminated supplies and perform routine laboratory and specimen-handling tasks
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients
• Provide prescription and refill information to pharmacies as directed by the provider

Requirements

• Active Medical Assisting certification from one of the listed certifying organizations (required)
• BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association (required at hire for Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations; preferred at hire and required prior to independent patient care at BSMH)
• High School/GED (required)
• In South Carolina, completion of an accredited Medical Assistant post-secondary education program, an approved career and technical education health sciences program, a U.S. military medical assisting program, a U.S. Department of Labor-approved Registered Apprenticeship program, or an employer-delivered training program aligned to a nationally accredited certification exam
• Completion of externship or clinical lab training (preferred)
• 1 year of recent Medical Assisting experience (preferred)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with patients, families, and teams in a high-volume environment
• Medical terminology
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to use standard office equipment, including computer, copier, phone, and fax machine
• Ability to perform required clinical competency tasks, including assisting physicians, giving injections, removing sutures, and changing wound dressings

Core Competencies

Demonstrates proficiency in patient care within the Medical Assisting scope, including medication administration, electronic medical record documentation, and effective communication with patients and healthcare teams. Capable of managing front-desk workflows and ensuring a safe, clean, and organized clinical environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Active Medical Assisting Certification
• BLS Basic Life Support Certification
• Medical Terminology
• 1 Year Medical Assisting Experience
• Clinical Competency Tasks

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Patient Care
• Medication Administration
• Electronic Medical Records Documentation
• Vital Signs Measurement
• Clinical Lab Training
• Injections
• Suture Removal
• Wound Dressing Changes
• Front-Desk Workflows
• Troubleshooting Patient Issues

Soft Skills

• Strong Oral Communication
• Strong Written Communication
• Attention to Detail
• Multitasking Ability
• Collaborative Teamwork

Certifications & Qualifications

• Active Medical Assisting Certification
• BLS Basic Life Support Certification

Industry Keywords

• Patient Care
• Health Maintenance Checks
• EHR Inbox Management
• Contaminated Supplies Disposal
• Clinical Competency Tasks

Tools & Technologies

• MyChart
• Standard Office Equipment
• Computer
• Copier
• Phone
• Fax Machine