Medical Assistant

Avance Care•Raleigh, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Avance Care is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant for its North Raleigh Primary Care location. The role works rotating 12-hour shifts and weekends and involves partnering with a primary care provider in a collaborative, team-based setting. Avance Care integrates primary care with behavioral health and nutrition services to support holistic community wellness. The Medical Assistant supports patient care and front-office workflows, including greeting patients, triaging calls, recording follow-ups, and maintaining patient privacy under HIPAA. Clinical duties include rooming and intake, recording vital signs and relevant patient information, administering medications, assisting with vaccinations and injections, supporting prescription refills and prior authorizations, collecting specimens, performing venipunctures, EKGs and point-of-care testing, and assisting with in-office procedures. The position also helps maintain clinical rooms and instruments, manage supplies, and dispose of biohazard materials. Avance Care describes itself as an innovative and supportive employer focused on teamwork, work-life balance, and reducing healthcare burnout. Benefits begin after 30 days of employment, effective on the first of the month.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Active certification as a CMA, CCMA, or RMA.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Strong technical and administrative adaptability.
Patient-centered mindset.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in Medical Assisting.
One to two years of hands-on clinical experience.
Epic EMR experience.

Responsibilities

Meet and greet patients, triage calls, handle patient follow-ups, and log Telephone Encounters.
Protect patient data privacy in compliance with 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, execute EKGs, and conduct 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.