Medical Assistant - Front Office Specialist

US Heart & Vascular; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Mon-Fri schedule

CME allowance

Job summary

HeartPlace in Allen, TX is seeking a Medical Assistant / Medical Front Office Specialist to join our team. You will handle front and back office duties, patient check-in/out, vital signs, and basic clinical tasks.

The ideal candidate completed a Medical Assistant program, has medical front office experience and cardio exposure. This role offers comprehensive benefits and a Monday–Friday schedule in a supportive clinic environment.

Qualifications

• Completes clinical and administrative tasks within a medical office.
• Experience with front-office duties and patient check-in/check-out.
• Exposure to cardiac care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients and record vital signs in charts.
• Assist with patient rooming and coordination with medical staff.
• Operate EKG, treadmill, and other equipment for routine diagnostics.
• Fill out testing orders and process prescriptions as directed by physicians.
• Explain testing procedures and prepare hospital forms when needed.
• Provide injections or treatments and perform basic laboratory tests.
• Coordinate travel to satellite clinics and manage related paperwork.
• Return patient calls and acknowledge voicemails, ensuring follow-up actions.
• Ensure charts and paperwork are complete and accurate.

Skills

Vital signs

Medical front office

EKG operation

Injections

Charting

Patient communication

Education

Medical Assistant program

Tools

eCW

EKG equipment

Job description

US Heart and Vascular is in need of a Medical Assistant / Medical Front Office Specialist to join our team at HeartPlace located in Allen, TXPosition Summary: This position will be responsible for Medical Front and Back Office duties.Responsibilities:• Interviews patients, measures vital signs such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height and records information in patients’ charts.• Work with the medical assistant tech to ensure patients are roomed in a timely manner• Operates electrocardiograph (EKG), treadmill, and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test• Fill out testing orders per physician• Send out prescriptions per physician orders• Orders & explain testing to the patient• Gives injections or treatments and performs routine laboratory tests• Set up procedures with hospitals to include filling out hospital form and faxing them back• Review procedure and instructions with the patient• Escort patients to check-out• Check voicemails & enter messages into eCW• Return patient calls/tasks, even if only to acknowledge receipt of the voicemail, and that an answer is being sought• Ensure that charts have been checked, and the proper paperwork is included• Travel required· Prepare bag for travel to satellite clinics• Support check in and Check-out process• Other related duties as assignedRequirements:• Completion of a Medical Assistant program• Cardiac Experience preferred• Medical Front office experienceWhy Choose Us?Comprehensive benefits packageMonday-Friday scheduleCME allowanceAbout Dallas/Fort Worth, TX:Dallas/Fort Worth, known as the Metroplex, offers a vibrant urban life and peaceful suburban living, making it an enticing place to reside. Spanning across ten major cities and thirteen counties, it stands as the largest metroplex in the south. With its extensive range of recreational parks, renowned dining scene, five professional sports teams to root for, and two bustling airports facilitating over 2,000 daily flights, Dallas/Fort Worth provides residents with a multitude of reasons to consider it an excellent place to call home.