Medical Assistant-Certified

Regional One Health; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East Multi-Specialty Clinic is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to support physicians and the healthcare team in delivering high-quality patient care. The role includes phlebotomy, patient prep for examinations, basic injections, and assisting with medications or dressings.

The position requires accurate history taking, vital signs collection, and maintaining clean, stocked treatment rooms. This on-site role supports front desk tasks and care coordination for scheduled visits.

Responsibilities

• Assist physician and other providers to examine and treat patients, including handling instruments, giving injections, removing sutures, and assisting with medications or immunizations.
• Collect and record patients' medical history, vital signs, symptoms, and test results; document changes in medical records.
• Perform phlebotomy tasks such as venipuncture and skin puncture; prepare specimens for testing and maintain sterile equipment.

Education

Certified Medical Assistant

Job description

East Multi-Specialty Clinic Responsible for assisting providers and other members of the health care team in providing high quality patient care.

Medical Assistant Certified East Multi-Specialty Clinic Responsible for assisting providers and other members of the health care team in providing high quality patient care.

What You Will Do

• Assist physician and other providers to examine and treat patients, including handing instruments or material or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures. May give medications or immunizations, administer basic healthcare or medical treatment, change dressings on wounds, and apply bandages, dressings, or splints.


• Obtains, identifies and records patients' medical history, vital statistics, prevention data, medications, chief complaints and other pertinent information; observes, records and reports pertinent patient symptoms, reactions, condition changes or information such as test results in medical records.


• Collects, prepares and transports blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, logs specimens and prepares for testing. Performs basic laboratory test, disposes of contaminated supplies and sterilizes instruments. Performs phlebotomy functions, venipuncture and skin puncture procedures as requested or required by provider.


• Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping rooms neat, clean and stocked with adequate medical supplies. Maintains instruments and prepares sterilization as required.


• Operates electrocardiogram (EKG) or other medical equipment to administer routine diagnostic test.


• Prepares patient for visit, keeps them updated on the status of their appointment and assist with rescheduling or scheduling follow-up appointments. Instructs patient as to general clinic policies, patients' rights and responsibilities as needed. Explains treatment procedures, medications, diets or physician's instructions.


• Performs clerical duties in support of patient services to include but not limited to front desk support, patient registration and check-out, answering phones, filing/assembling charts completing tab sets, computer data entry, transcribing orders and ordering test.