Compassionate Medical Assistant - EMR & Exams

Cahaba Medical Care Foundation; Forest Hills (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cahaba Medical Care Foundation in Fairfield, AL seeks a Medical Assistant to support clinical operations. The role reports to the Office Manager and involves triage, vitals, EMR documentation, and assisting providers with exams and procedures.

You will handle patient communication, scheduling, laboratory tasks, medication reconciliation, and e-prescribing, contributing to high-quality, patient-centered care in a community health setting.

Qualifications

• Satisfactory completion of Cahaba Medical Care Foundation Medical Assistant Training Program.
• Certified Medical Assistant preferred but not required.
• Experience in a medical office desired.
• Excellent customer service and phone communication skills.
• Basic experience with computers.
• Ability to manage time, multitask, and handle high-stress environments.

Responsibilities

• Triage patients and take vital signs.
• Document all patient care in EMR.
• Complete patient paperwork including prior authorizations, home health paperwork, medical supply paperwork.
• Assist provider with performing exams, invasive procedures and minor surgeries.
• Ordering standard laboratory tests for chronic disease visits.
• Completing quality management in EMR.
• Reconciling medications and allergies for each patient at each clinical encounter.
• E-prescribing medications after the appropriate changes to the medicines have been made by the provider.
• Schedule consultation appointments or imaging appointments for patients.
• Prepare patients for examination or procedures.
• Set up for procedures.
• Respond to patient messages, schedule appointments and procedures.
• Clean and stock rooms, and update inventory records.
• Administer medications and vaccines upon satisfactory assessment of competency.
• Perform patient tests and screenings, including x-rays, upon satisfactory assessment of competency.
• Perform waived laboratory testing as ordered by physician upon satisfactory assessment of competency.
• Remove sutures or staples from superficial wounds, casts, splints, and other external devices.
• Work through assigned tasks in EMR.
• Communicate with other physician offices, patients, and other ancillary health care offices like pharmacies at the direction of the providers.
• Start IVs, upon satisfactory assessment of competency.

Skills

Patient care

Customer service

Time management

Multitasking

Communication skills

Education

Medical Assistant Training Program

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Cahaba Medical Care Foundation in Fairfield, AL seeks a Medical Assistant to support clinical operations. The role reports to the Office Manager and involves triage, vitals, EMR documentation, and assisting providers with exams and procedures.

You will handle patient communication, scheduling, laboratory tasks, medication reconciliation, and e-prescribing, contributing to high-quality, patient-centered care in a community health setting.