Urgent Care Medical Assistant — Growth & Flexible Hours

American Family Care; Pasqua (AL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Professional growth

Cross-training

Patient-first culture

Job summary

American Family Care’s corporate-operated urgent care centers seek a Medical Assistant to blend clinical care, front-desk duties, and insurance verification. You will greet and triage patients, collect vitals, perform venipuncture, and assist with CLIA-waived tests, while ensuring accurate billing and EMR entries.

ROS: You’ll register patients, verify eligibility, collect co-pays, and educate patients on procedures and financial expectations.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Active national MA certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent) at hire.
• At least 1+ year of experience with insurance verification and patient registration.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or ability to obtain before starting).
• Urgent care or emergency room experience highly valued.
• EMR proficiency (Experity preferred); comfort with payer portals (Waystar).
• Proven venipuncture and specimen collection skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet and triage patients, collect vitals/histories, perform venipuncture and CLIA-waived point-of-care testing (COVID, flu, strep, glucose, A1C, UA, etc.), assist with minor procedures, wound care, EKGs, and nebulizer therapy.
• Register patients, verify insurance eligibility, determine financial responsibility, collect co-pays, reconcile payment logs, and maintain EMR accuracy.
• Educate patients on both clinical procedures and financial expectations, provide clear discharge instructions, and de-escalate concerns with empathy and professionalism.
• Participate in daily huddles, maintain compliance logs (crash cart, fridge temps, etc.), support infection-control and HIPAA standards.

Skills

Active MA certification (CMA/RMA/CCMA)

Venipuncture

EMR proficiency

Education

Accredited Medical Assistant program

Tools

Experity EMR

Waystar payer portals

Job description

American Family Care’s corporate-operated urgent care centers seek a Medical Assistant to blend clinical care, front-desk duties, and insurance verification. You will greet and triage patients, collect vitals, perform venipuncture, and assist with CLIA-waived tests, while ensuring accurate billing and EMR entries.

ROS: You’ll register patients, verify eligibility, collect co-pays, and educate patients on procedures and financial expectations.