Medical Assistant

Pines Health Services•Fort Fairfield, ME

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports the practice's patients and ensures smooth daily operations. Screens patient calls for providers and assists providers with procedures. Pines Health Services is a fun, engaging, and hardworking team, voted one of the 2026 Best Places to Work in Maine.

Requirements

Availability Requirements: Monday through Friday; hours may vary based on patient care needs.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Maintain Medical Assistant Certification or obtain upon eligibility.
Maintain current BLS through the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Certification: CMA, RMA, or other third-party accreditation for Medical Assisting, preferred.

Responsibilities

Ability to communicate verbally in a professional manner with patients, providers, and staff.
Ability to follow directions from physician or mid-level provider.
Ability to record patient data in electronic medical record for providers (i.e., vital signs, vision tests, histories, etc.).
Providing patient education on medications as needed.
Ability to process lab work, office procedures, and make appointments for diagnostic or specialty testing while educating patients about procedures and preparation for procedures.
Prepares (including stocking medical supplies as needed) and cleans exam rooms for provider/patient needs.
Completes proper sterilization of all office instruments and equipment as necessary.
Assesses all clinical calls with provider to determine acuity.
Must have the ability to administer injections and have knowledge of immunizations.
Maintains smooth flow in daily schedule between providers and patients.
Maintains the electronic medical record, reads and adds dictation to records, and scans lab results.
Per provider orders, relays patient prescriptions to the pharmacist, follow-up orders, and test-result notifications.
Responsible for obtaining and preparing electronic medical record for provider to review and document.
May need to cover for other offices at all Health Centers; cross-training may be required.
Fax, copy, or mail medical information as needed or required, as instructed by the provider.
Keeps assigned drug room organized and stocked with current medications.
Assists with daily scanning, filing, and answering telephones in the reception area, as needed.
Greets drug representatives and obtains necessary drug samples and data.
Ability to perform breath alcohol tests and urine drug screen collections, ensuring correct labs are utilized, as needed for patient care.
May be required to perform phlebotomy coverage as needed upon completion of training.
Utilizes standard procedures for the maintenance of positive patient identification; records appropriate collection information by the established protocol.
Processes, registers, orders, labels, and stores blood samples for subsequent analysis.
Maintains inventory of supplies, reordering as required; stacks supplies on carts and hand trays.
Perform various quality control procedures to maintain compliance with internal and external regulations.
Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Participates in all safety programs, which may include assignment to an emergency response team.