Medical Assistant - Sarasota County

MAXhealth; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k plan

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

MaxHealth in Sarasota County is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant to oversee patient care, prepare rooms, assist physicians with exams, and perform front desk tasks. The role involves a wide range of medical office duties both front and back office.

Starting salary is $20.00 per hour with a $500 sign-on bonus after 30 days. Benefits include health, 401k, life insurance, long-term disability, paid holidays, and PTO. 40 hours per week, multiple clinics around Sarasota County.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as a Medical Assistant.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Computer literacy with EMR/EHR systems.
• Proficient with computers and software commonly used in medical offices.
• Experience with managing medical records.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and triage them upon arrival.
• Prepare examination and procedure rooms for physician visits.
• Obtain patient histories, vital signs, and measurements.
• Schedule appointments and procedures; manage related paperwork.
• Assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments; handle front desk tasks.

Skills

Compassionate

Service-oriented

Multitasking

EMR/EHR computer literacy

Proficient computer skills

Tools

EMR/EHR

Job description

MaxHealth in Sarasota County is looking to hire a full-time Medical Assistants to oversee patient care, prepare patients' rooms, assist physicians with exams, and perform front desk tasks. The candidate for this role will perform a wide-range of medical office tasks in front/back office.

Have you been searching for a healthcare company that will value your contributions? You might just be perfect for this Medical Assistant position if you thrive in a fast-paced environment are compassionate, service-oriented and can multitask with ease!

This healthcare position earns a competitive wage, depending on experience. We provide fantastic benefits, including health benefits, a 401k plan, life insurance, long-term disability, paid holidays, and PTO (paid time off)!

We're interested in candidates currently looking for a job or who will be at a future date.

$500 Sign on Bonus paid after completing 1st 30 days

Starting Salary $20.00 an hour.

Hours: 40 hours per week based on facility needs

Locations: Multiple Clinics Throughout Sarasota County

ABOUT MAXHEALTH

MaxHealth is dedicated to simplifying healthcare and ensuring healthier futures-for our patients and our people.

Founded in 2015, MaxHealth is a leading primary care platform focused on delivering high‑quality, integrated, value‑based care to adults and senior patients throughout Florida. Today, we support more than 70,000 value‑based care patients through a growing network of more than 55 owned clinics and 30 affiliated practices across central and southern Florida.

Our success is driven by our people. MaxHealth is home to a diverse, multidisciplinary team of more than 700 employees-including primary care providers, specialists, clinical staff, and corporate professionals-who are united by a shared purpose: to make healthcare simpler, more compassionate, and more human.

We are proud to offer a workplace that supports career growth, internal advancement, and work‑life balance, with regular weekday office hours and a strong commitment to employee well‑being.

At MaxHealth, team members are encouraged to grow their skills, pursue leadership opportunities, and build long‑term careers in an environment where their contributions truly matter.

MaxHealth also partners with like‑minded independent providers, leveraging our platform to expand access to high‑quality care while preserving the personalized relationships that define great medicine.

Our values guide everything we do:

we are customer‑centered, compassionate, results‑driven, proactive, collaborative, and adaptable. These values shape not only how we care for patients, but how we support one another as colleagues.

Our mission is simple:

to deliver quality care, a simplified experience, and happiness-one patient, and one team member, at a time.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MEDICAL ASSISTANT

As a Medical Assistant, you are directly involved in ensuring that we deliver focused and empathetic patient care at all times. As a true people person, you thrive in this environment as you greet patients warmly and triage them upon arrival. You prepare them to see the physician by preparing examination and procedure rooms, obtaining their histories, vital signs, and weight/height measurements. As needed, you perform some administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments and procedures for patients as well as managing the necessary documents such as pre-authorizations, medical records, and test results. While maintaining a calming presence for our patients, you also assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A MEDICAL ASSISTANT

• 1+ years of experience as an MA
• Ability to be on your feet for extended periods of time and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Computer literacy (experience using EMR/EHR)
• Computer proficient
• Previous Experience with Medical Records