Traveling Urgent Care Medical Assistant

UF Health; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Saint Augustine, FL, seeks a multi-skilled Medical Assistant to travel between Urgent Care Clinics for coverage. The role involves clinical and administrative tasks under physician supervision, with shifts 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, including weekends.

Must complete MA program and obtain certification within 6 months, with BLS current. Responsibilities include patient prep, specimen collection, injections, charting, scheduling, and maintaining infection control.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to prioritize work and handle multiple tasks.
• Knowledge of ambulatory health care or related health care fields.
• Skilled in conflict resolution.
• Ability to use computers.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examinations, performs point-of-care testing, vital signs, vaccines, phlebotomy, injections, and charting as directed by physician orders.
• Maintains infection control by cleaning rooms, restocking supplies, and managing sterilization records.
• Handles medical records, prior authorizations, referrals and demographics verification, and updates charts.
• Manages patient scheduling, flow, and communication of instructions to patients.
• Adheres to OSHA guidelines and MA scope of practice.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management within job scope.

Skills

Communication

Multi-tasking

Ambulatory care knowledge

Conflict resolution

Computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assistant program graduate

Job description

UF Health in Saint Augustine, FL, seeks a multi-skilled Medical Assistant to travel between Urgent Care Clinics for coverage. The role involves clinical and administrative tasks under physician supervision, with shifts 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, including weekends.

Must complete MA program and obtain certification within 6 months, with BLS current. Responsibilities include patient prep, specimen collection, injections, charting, scheduling, and maintaining infection control.