Medical Assistant Trainee Pediatrics Mulberry

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health seeks an entry-level Medical Assistant Trainee to join the outpatient clinic team in Lenoir, NC. You will support providers with rooming, intake, and vital signs, collect patient data, and assist with procedures under clinical supervision.

The role also involves phlebotomy, patient education, and coordinating tests and referrals. Qualified candidates may be new graduates from an accredited medical assisting program or students currently enrolled, with the aim of obtaining

Qualifications

• Supports clinic workflow by collecting data and vital signs during visits.
• Performs rooming, intake, and data gathering for patient encounters.
• Assists with procedures, phlebotomy, and post-visit instructions.

Responsibilities

• Performs rooming/intake, collects vital signs, height, weight, and reason for visit data.
• Assists providers during treatments, examinations, and procedures.
• Collects specimens and performs phlebotomy.
• Provides after-visit and self-care instructions.

Skills

Patient data collection

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

Medical assisting

Education

None required

Job description

Description

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Summary

This is an entry level position for a medical assistant, who has graduated from an accredited medical assisting program, but who has not yet taken a credentialing exam, or who is currently enrolled in a medical assisting program. This also is a transitional position for a person with clinical experience to gain medical assisting experience and become credentialed.

The medical assistant trainee provides routine clinical and administrative support to providers and other health care team members in an outpatient clinic setting. Works under the clinical supervision of the provider for patient care activities, and under the general direction of the designated manager/supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Performs rooming and/or intake process, collecting and data, including vital signs, height, weight, and data related to patient’s reason for visit. Collects patient and family data, including medical and social history.
• Assists the provider as directed, during treatments, examinations and procedures.
• Collects specimens and performs phlebotomy.
• Provides patient with after-visit, follow-up, self-care or procedural instructions and/or educational materials as directed.
• Prepares, cleans, stocks and maintains exam and treatment rooms.
• Assists with patient registration, check in/check out, appointment scheduling, and scheduling of tests and treatments, and referrals.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements

• None required as long as other position qualifications are met.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Must obtain their Medical Assistant credentials within 18 months of hire date.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Six months clinical experience preferred.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Caldwell Memorial Hospital

Organization Unit: Pediatrics Mulberry

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $16.51 - $23.62 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Lenoir

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.