Medical Assistant

Avance Care; Lincolnton (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Avance Care is seeking a Medical Assistant for a full-time role at our Avance Care Clinic location. The candidate will support front-office duties, clinical tasks, and basic diagnostic procedures in a multi-provider primary care setting.

Required CMA/CCMA/RMA certification, 1–2 years of clinical experience, and an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting. High School Diploma is required; bilingual candidates are strongly preferred. This full-time position operates Mon-Fri, with no weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• CMA/CCMA/RMA certification required.
• Associate Degree in Medical Assisting and High School Diploma are required.
• 1–2 years of hands-on clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, check in/out, verify insurance and collect copays.
• Room patients, record vital signs, document allergies and complaints.
• Administer medications and assist with vaccinations and injections; process prior authorizations.
• Perform venipuncture, EKGs, and point-of-care testing as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient-centered care

Bilingual

Education

Associate Degree in Medical Assisting

High School Diploma

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Medical Assistant Location: Avance Care Clinic Job Type: Full-Time; M-F: 8:00AM-5:00PM & No Weekends

About Avance Care:

Avance Care is one of North Carolina's largest independent primary care networks, with over 35 clinics across the Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, and Wilmington regions. By integrating traditional medicine with on-site behavioral health and nutrition services, we deliver a highly collaborative, holistic approach to community wellness. We are widely recognized as an innovative and supportive employer that actively eliminates healthcare burnout by offering strong benefits, teamwork culture, and flexible scheduling that protects your work-life balance!

Why Work for Avance Care?

• 1-to-1 Provider Partnership: Work side-by-side with one primary provider to build a seamless, and respectful daily workflow.
• Team-Based Setting: Cohesive teamwork mitigates individual clinical burdens and optimizes patient’s and team member’s safety.
• Integrated Health Model: Delivers superior patient outcomes by seamlessly combining primary care, behavioral health, and nutritional services under one roof to treat patient’s whole health.
• Fast-Acting Benefits: Focused on keeping you healthy and secure with comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage on the 1st of the month, after just 30 days of employment.
• Financial Well-being: Empowers our team members with a competitive salary. Plus, access to a matching 401(k), short/long-term disability, HSA, and Dependent Care FSA accounts.

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Patient & Front Office Care: Meet and greet patients, assist with check ins/outs, verify insurance, collect copays, triage calls, handle patient’s follow-ups, log Telephone Encounters (TEs), and protect data privacy under strict HIPAA laws.
• Rooming & Intake: Escort patients to rooms, record vital signs, document allergies, note chief complaints and medication changes.
• Direct Clinical Care: Administer medications through multiple routes, assist with vaccinations and injections responsibilities. Aid with medication refills to pharmacies along with prior authorizations.
• Labs & Diagnostics: Perform venipunctures, collect and label specimens, execute EKGs, and various point-of-care testing (POCT).
• Clinical Procedures: Contribute in performing diverse in office procedures such as ear irrigation, spirometry, wound care, and surgical assisting.
• Room & Tool Upkeep: Sterilize, wrap, and autoclave surgical instruments. Order and stock supplies while auditing exam rooms for sanitization, and disposing biohazard materials.

What Are We Looking For?

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate Degree in Medical Assisting, required.
• Experience: 1 to 2 years of hands-on clinical experience, highly preferred.
• Credentials: Active certification as CMA, CCMA, or RMA a must.
• Key Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, strong technical/administrative adaptability, and a patient-centered mindset needed. Bilingual candidate, strongly desired.

Avance Care provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.