Medical Assistant Asheboro Deep River Family Medicine

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Asheboro, NC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Medical Assistant for Deep River Family Medicine, a moderately busy practice in Asheboro with two full-time providers. The role prepares and rooms patients, performs clinical support and laboratory tasks within the Medical Assistant scope of practice, assists providers with procedures, administers routine medications under approved orders or protocols, and helps coordinate patient care and clinic flow. The position serves patients across the lifespan and requires age-appropriate care consistent with departmental policies and procedures. Some travel between sites is required. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for 40 hours per week.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program.
Current Medical Assistant certification from one of the listed organizations: AAMA (CMA), NHA (CCMA), NCCT (NCMA), AMT (RMA), American Allied Health (RMA), NHCWA (NCMSMA), NAHP (NRCMA), or NRMA (NRMA).
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Ability to perform routine and complex technical skills within the Medical Assistant scope of practice after demonstrated competency.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with patients, team members, and physicians.
Proficient computer skills, including keyboarding, navigating a Windows operating system, and using electronic mail; exposure to electronic medical records systems.
Customer service skills that support a positive patient experience.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and assess and interpret information needed to provide age-appropriate care.
Ability to perform the physical activities required throughout the workday, including sitting, standing, walking, lifting, squatting, bending, twisting, crawling, kneeling, climbing, and reaching above the shoulders.
Ability to lift 35 pounds without assistance; use patient-handling equipment with another team member when required for heavier or non-assisting patients, when available.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, with fine-hand manipulation skills.
Ability to work with frequent exposure to mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards and blood and body fluids, and to wear protective clothing and equipment as needed.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and room patients for examinations by obtaining vital signs and gathering, documenting, and updating pertinent health information, including chief complaints, allergies, and medications.
Monitor and complete Clinical Integration and Quality Improvement measures, notifying clinicians of opportunities within the Medical Assistant's scope.
Perform laboratory procedures, such as strep tests, wound cultures, and specimen collection, using aseptic technique and standard precautions and infection-control guidelines.
Assist physicians and Advanced Practice Professionals with procedures such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, and colposcopy.
Administer routine medications under Physician/APP orders or approved standing orders and protocols, including immunizations, antibiotics, vitamins, and topical agents.
Follow through on procedure or test requests, pre-approved care algorithms, new appointment times, and referrals to other facilities or services.
Refer questions to Registered Nurses and physicians or APCs according to scope-of-practice guidelines, and relay information to patients as directed.
Communicate with physicians/APPs and other health care team members to support smooth clinic flow, adjusting as necessary.
Communicate accurate and timely information to patients.
Perform basic and advanced clinical support tasks as appropriate to the specialty and demonstrated competencies, potentially including suture and staple removal, laboratory procedures, phlebotomy, EKG, spirometry, Holter monitor application, and prescription refills using approved protocols under clinical supervision.
Provide care appropriate to patients' ages and developmental needs, following departmental policies and procedures.
Operate equipment necessary to perform the job and use protective clothing and equipment as needed.
Travel between practice sites as required.