Family Medicine Encounter Specialist

Hugh Chatham Health; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Adoption assistance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a Medical Assistant to join a Wake Forest Health Network clinic in High Point, NC. You will support daily care team huddles, document patient visits, and manage vital signs and medications within the EMR system.

You will engage with patients to discuss visit reasons, health goals, and barriers, while preparing charts for provider review and coordinating referrals as needed. Strong clinical and clerical skills are required.

Qualifications

• GED or HS Equivalency Diploma and MA program graduation required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• CMA/CCMA/NCMA/RMA/NHCWA/NAHP/NRMA certification from listed organizations required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in daily Care Team Huddles to ensure collaborative care.
• Abstracts data from patient records for upcoming visits and quality measures.
• Greets patients, documents vitals, reviews medications in EMR and notes discrepancies.
• Engages patients to discuss visit purpose, health goals, and barriers to care.
• Preps charts with labs/data for provider access and reminders for quality indicators.
• Documents all activities and instructions in the EMR; coordinates schedules and referrals.

Skills

EMR knowledge

Advanced typing

Critical thinking

Medical terminology

Confidentiality

Education

GED or HS Equivalency Diploma

Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program

Tools

EMR software

Computer systems

Job description

Advocate Health seeks a Medical Assistant to join a Wake Forest Health Network clinic in High Point, NC. You will support daily care team huddles, document patient visits, and manage vital signs and medications within the EMR system.

You will engage with patients to discuss visit reasons, health goals, and barriers, while preparing charts for provider review and coordinating referrals as needed. Strong clinical and clerical skills are required.