Medical Assistant

SENTA Partners; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Short & Long Term Disability

Holidays & PTO

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

SENTA Partners in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Medical Assistant to perform administrative and clinical duties under physician supervision. You will schedule appointments, maintain medical records, and assist with patient care, vitals, and injections.

The role includes medication reconciliation, lab specimen handling, and patient prep, with emphasis on accurate documentation in the EMR. Competitive hourly pay offered.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Medical Assistant Certification preferred (required where applicable).
• CPR Certification preferred; BLS may be required in some states.

Responsibilities

• Interacts professionally with patients.
• Accompanies and settles patients in the exam room before the physician visit.
• Takes vitals and records them in the EMR.
• Obtains medication lists and verifies allergies at visits.
• Performs basic in-office tests as directed and documents results.
• Updates patient surgical history and records.
• Draws blood and labels specimens for labs.
• Administers intramuscular injections and documents completion.
• Directs patient flow to minimize wait times.
• Cleans and prepares exam rooms for next patient.
• Handles nursing line messages and prescribes calls per physician.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and maintains a safe environment.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Medical Assistant Certification

CPR Certification (BLS where required)

Job description

• Base Pay $17.00 - $19.00 / Hour
• Job Category Clinical Back Office, Clinical Support

SENTA Partners is a leading Management Services Organization (MSO) specializing in providing comprehensive support to ENT and Allergy private practices. Our mission is tohelp people Breathebetter, Hear better, Livebetter. At SENTA, we focus on the operational efficiencies and financial performance of our partner practices, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment where our employees can thrive and grow.

Position Summary

Medical Assistant performs administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments and maintaining medical records. Clinical duties include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Key Responsibilities

• Interacts professionally with patients.
• Accompanies and settles patients in the exam room in advance of the physician's visit.
• Takes vitals such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight, and height and enters them into the EMR.
• Obtains current medication list from new and return patients and verify allergies during every request for medication and every office visit. Perform medication reconciliation.
• Acquires patient history and the chief complaint and document in complete sentences with the proper grammar why the patient is being seen for a visit.
• Performs necessary office tests, such as rapid strep tests and smell tests as requested by the physician and document results in the patient's record.
• Updates patient's surgeries in the Surgical History once the patient has had surgery by our physicians. Also, updates surgeries performed by other physicians when they have return visits.
• Draws blood specimens from patients and prepares and labels the specimens for the laboratory ensuring appropriate lab is used based on patient's insurance plan.
• Obtains patient signed informed consent via paper and administer intramuscular injections such as steroids and vitamin B12 and documents the injection completion in EHR.
• Updates the provider which patient should be seen next to minimize wait time when multiple rooms are filled up. Patient timeliness and appointment time must be taken into consideration to avoid upset patient(s).
• Cleans and prepares room in a timely manner for the next patient.
• Retrieves, directs and responds accordingly to the messages from the nursing line.
• Calls-in prescriptions as directed by the physicians.
• Ensures compliance with applicable government laws, rules, regulations, AAOA and Company policies and procedures.
• Maintains safe environment for patient, co-workers and self, per policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Requirements

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Medical Assistant Certification preferred (required for South Carolina)
• CPR Certification preferred (BLS required for South Carolina)

• Cer tain US jurisdictions require S ENTA Partners to provide new employees with a reasonable estimate of the salary for th is role at the loc a tion in which the job may be performed . Th e posted salary range reflects our best estimate at the time of posting, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors that determine the final salary offer include office location, experience , skills, and current organizational needs .
• SENTA Partners is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.