Medical Assistant, Part-Time

American Family Care • Mobile, AL

18h

About The Position

American Family Care is hiring a part-time Medical Assistant to support urgent care operations through a combination of clinical care, patient registration, insurance verification, and patient service. The role includes greeting and triaging patients, collecting vital signs and histories, performing venipuncture and CLIA-waived point-of-care testing, assisting with procedures and treatments, registering patients, verifying insurance, and maintaining accurate electronic medical records.

Medical Assistants also educate patients about clinical procedures and financial expectations, provide discharge instructions, help address concerns, participate in team huddles, and maintain compliance logs. The position works in a fast-paced urgent care environment with frequent role-switching, exposure to blood and body fluids, and evening and weekend shifts. Floating to nearby centers may be needed. Scheduled hours are shown as “XXXXX XXXXX” in the posting.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Active national Medical Assistant certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent) at hire.
• At least 1 year of experience with insurance verification and patient registration.
• Active BLS certification, or the ability to obtain it within the defined onboarding period.
• Proven venipuncture and specimen collection skills.
• Must successfully pass a drug screen and criminal background check as a condition of employment.
• Full availability, including the ability to work evenings and weekends and float to nearby centers as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Urgent care or emergency room experience.
• EMR proficiency; Experity is preferred.
• Comfort using payer portals such as Waystar.

Responsibilities

• Greet and triage patients; collect vital signs and patient histories.
• Perform venipuncture and CLIA-waived point-of-care tests, including COVID, flu, strep, glucose, A1C, and urinalysis.
• Assist with minor procedures, wound care, EKGs, and nebulizer therapy.
• Register patients and verify insurance eligibility.
• Determine patient financial responsibility, collect co-pays, and reconcile payment logs.
• Maintain accurate electronic medical records.
• Educate patients about clinical procedures and financial expectations, provide clear discharge instructions, and de-escalate concerns professionally.
• Participate in daily team huddles.
• Maintain compliance logs, including crash cart and refrigerator temperature logs.
• Support infection-control and HIPAA standards.
• Work evenings and weekends and float to nearby centers as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, with shift differentials potentially applicable.
• Competitive benefits package; offerings vary by PRN or part-time status.
• Advancement opportunities.
• Collaborative, supportive team environment.
• Ability to maintain clinical skills while balancing other work, school, or family commitments.
• Opportunity to contribute to patient care and community health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed