Geriatric Care Medical Assistant – Primary Clinic Team

ArchWell Health; Overland (MO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

ArchWell Health in Overland, MO is seeking a dedicated Medical Assistant to support our primary care team. You will greet and room members, assist the PCP, and help coordinate care with specialists and the broader health system.

Daily duties include taking vitals, performing routine screenings, documenting health information, handling patient calls, and ensuring accurate, compliant records in our EMR system.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduation from a nationally accredited Medical Assistant program OR comparable healthcare vocational training.
• A minimum of 1 year work experience as a Medical Assistant.
• 6+ months' phlebotomy experience is highly desired.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers required.
• EClinical Works or similar EMR experience.
• Experience working with geriatric patients is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake with patients, measuring and recording vital signs, patient interview, and medical history; perform examinations and routine screenings, ensuring patients are informed and all questions and concerns are addressed for each procedure.
• Critically listen and engage with patients throughout appointment, ensuring needs and/or changing in patient conditions are reported to PCP, specialists, and/or other clinical personnel.
• Perform all tasks with a hyper focus on patient experience, including processing of patient phone messages, including returning calls; routing calls to other team members as appropriate; calling patients to obtain and relay pertinent information for the physician.
• Change dressings, apply bandages, remove sutures and other first aid procedures; use CPR skills, when necessary, all under physician supervision.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA safety standards and conduct accurate, legal, and ethical documentation at all times.
• Provide health coaching to a defined group of patients to support healthy lifestyle choices; follows up with coached patients via weekly calls.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Strong communicator

Customer oriented

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Travel willingness

Education

Medical Assistant program

High school diploma or GED

BLS for Healthcare Providers

EClinical Works EMR experience

Tools

EClinicalWorks

EMR software

Excel

Job description

ArchWell Health in Overland, MO is seeking a dedicated Medical Assistant to support our primary care team. You will greet and room members, assist the PCP, and help coordinate care with specialists and the broader health system.

Daily duties include taking vitals, performing routine screenings, documenting health information, handling patient calls, and ensuring accurate, compliant records in our EMR system.