Medical Assistant

Avance Care • Charlotte, NC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Avance Care is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant for its Midtown Charlotte location. The role is a day shift with weekend rotations and supports a primary care provider in a collaborative, integrated care setting. Avance Care is an independent primary care network with more than 35 clinics across the Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, and Wilmington regions, integrating primary care with on-site behavioral health and nutrition services.

The Medical Assistant supports patient-facing and front-office activities, clinical intake and care, testing and procedures, and maintenance of rooms and equipment. The position works side-by-side with a primary provider as part of a team-based care model. Avance Care describes its workplace as supportive, collaborative, and focused on work-life balance, with flexible scheduling and benefits.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Technical and administrative adaptability.
• Patient-centered mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in Medical Assisting is strongly preferred.
• One to two years of hands-on clinical experience is highly preferred.
• Active certification is strongly preferred: CMA, CCMA, RMA, or EMT.

Responsibilities

• Meet and greet patients; triage calls; manage patient follow-ups; log Telephone Encounters; and protect patient privacy under HIPAA.
• Escort patients to exam rooms and record vital signs, allergies, chief complaints, and medication changes.
• Administer medications through multiple routes and assist with vaccinations and injections.
• Assist with medication refills to pharmacies and prior authorizations.
• Perform venipunctures; collect and label specimens; conduct EKGs and point-of-care testing.
• Assist with in-office procedures, including ear irrigation, spirometry, wound care, and surgical assisting.
• Sterilize, wrap, and autoclave surgical instruments.
• Order and stock supplies, audit exam rooms for sanitization, and dispose of biohazard materials.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage beginning on the first of the month after 30 days of employment.
• Competitive salary.
• Matching 401(k).
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Flexible scheduling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED