Medical Assistant

Jobtailor; Clinton (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Medical Assistant to support a primary care clinic in North Carolina. You will escort patients, take vitals, draw blood, administer injections, and assist with procedures under the provider’s direction.

You will also handle front desk tasks, coordinate referrals, and ensure accurate documentation and timely test results. CPR/BLS is required at start date, and phlebotomy experience is preferred for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Medical Assistant, preferably in Primary Care.
• CPR/BLS certification required at start date.
• Phlebotomy experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Escort patients to rooms and ensure exam rooms are cleaned and stocked.
• Take vitals, perform blood draws, injections, wound care and assist with procedures.
• Work with contracted labs for additional tests.
• Prepare and administer medications and immunizations per written orders.
• Record data accurately in the medical record and communicate test results timely.
• Front desk duties including scheduling, records requests, referrals, and patient check-in/out.

Skills

Medical Assistant experience

Phlebotomy experience

CPR/BLS certification

Education

Formal Medical Assistant program

MA certification or registration

Job description

Responsibilities

• Escorts patients to room and ensures that exam rooms are thoroughly cleaned and stocked.
• Reviews previous medical information and gathers any relevant updated health information from the patient to inform the provider.
• Take vitals, perform blood draws, give injections, bandage wounds, assist with procedures.
• Work with the contracted labs for additional tests.
• Prepares and administers approved medications and immunizations via oral, topical, inhaled, intramuscular, subcutaneous or intradermal at the direction of and upon written order from the Provider.
• Partners with other members of the care team to develop individual patient plan of care including identifying and working to address gaps in care.
• Front desk duties, including patient scheduling, medical record requests and abstraction, documentation, coordinate specialist visits, referrals, and other care outside of the clinic, check-in, check-out, etc.
• Records accurate and pertinent data in the medical record according to documentation guidelines.
• Process test results and provide the patient with timely results via e-message, mail or phone as directed in written instructions by the Provider.
• Participates in outreach to patients to drive engagement among eligible patient groups.
• Maintains clinical and office supplies and equipment for treatments.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience working as a Medical Assistant, preferably in Primary Care.
• Graduation from a formal Medical Assistant program or other related program.
• National or state-specific MA certification or registration is strongly preferred.
• CPR/BLS certification required at time of start date.
• Phlebotomy experience is preferred.