Bilingual Certified/Registered Medical Assistant

Medlink Georgia•Winder, GA

About The Position

MedLink Georgia is seeking a compassionate, detail-oriented, bilingual English/Spanish Medical Assistant to support healthcare professionals in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across Georgia. The role combines clinical and administrative duties, patient education, care-team coordination, and participation in quality improvement and community health activities. Pay is negotiable.

Requirements

Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Graduation from an accredited medical assisting program and one year of experience in the medical field, or completion of an approved internship program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Treat staff, practitioners, visitors, and patients with dignity and respect.
Interview patients, obtain medical histories, measure vital signs, perform vision screenings, and record information in the EHR.
Share information gathered from patients with appropriate team members to support comprehensive patient care.
Assist practitioners with examinations as needed.
Administer medications, injections, and immunizations according to practitioners’ orders.
Sterilize medical equipment and maintain it in good working order.
Collect specimens, perform routine in-house laboratory work, and prepare specimens for outside laboratory studies.
Perform simple wound care.
Maintain adequate supplies in exam rooms and ensure rooms are clean.
Follow clinic guidelines and protocols and participate in developing new ones.
Complete paperwork and clerical duties, including answering phones and computer entry.
Perform routine diagnostic tests such as EKGs and/or schedule patients for outside diagnostic studies and consultations.
Participate in community health and disease-prevention activities.
Participate in the corporation’s Quality Improvement Program.
Participate in daily team huddles as required or requested.
Participate in staff development programs and promote team cohesiveness.
Manage personal and staff clinical inboxes.
Respond promptly to appointment messages and requests received by phone and portal.
Educate patients about PCMH and how the care team can help them.
Participate as a member of a patient’s care team within the teamwork framework.
Ensure patients receive a copy of their visit summary.
Ensure patients leave with an appointment and do not face transportation barriers.
Ensure patients have an identified primary care provider.
Perform other duties as assigned.