Medical Assistant Asheboro Internal Medicine

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Asheboro, NC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports clinical operations at a busy Internal Medicine office in Asheboro with three full-time providers. The role prepares and rooms patients, gathers and documents health information, performs laboratory procedures, assists with examinations and other procedures, administers medications under appropriate orders or protocols, and helps coordinate tests, referrals, and follow-up. The Medical Assistant communicates with patients and the care team to support safe, timely care and smooth clinic flow. Duties may include basic and advanced clinical support tasks within the Medical Assistant scope of practice, based on specialty needs and demonstrated competencies. The position requires providing age-appropriate care in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for 40 hours per week. The position is full-time and benefits eligible, and is eligible for a sign-on bonus. The listed pay range is $21.85–$32.80.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program.
Current Medical Assistant certification from an accepted certifying organization: CMA (AAMA), CCMA (NHA), NCMA (NCCT), RMA (AMT), RMA (American Allied Health), NCMSMA (NHCWA), NRCMA (NAHP), 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 competency has been demonstrated.
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, with exposure to electronic medical record systems.
Customer service skills that support a positive patient experience.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, climb, and reach above the shoulders throughout the workday.
Ability to lift 35 pounds without assistance; patient-handling equipment and assistance from another team member are expected for patient lifts over 35 pounds or when the patient cannot assist, when available.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, with the ability to use fine-hand manipulation skills.
Ability to work with frequent exposure to mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards and to blood and body fluids.

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, such as chief complaints, allergies, and medications.
Monitor and complete Clinical Integration and Quality Improvement measures, notifying the clinician of opportunities within the Medical Assistant's scope.
Perform laboratory procedures, including 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 or APP orders or medical-group-approved standing orders and protocols.
Follow through on procedure and test requests, pre-approved care algorithms, appointment scheduling, 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 and adjust as needed.
Communicate accurate and timely information effectively to patients.
Perform basic and advanced clinical support tasks within demonstrated competencies and under clinical supervision, which may include suture and staple removal, laboratory procedures, phlebotomy, EKGs, spirometry, Holter monitor application, and prescription refills using approved protocols.
Provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served, applying knowledge of growth and development and age-specific patient needs.
Operate equipment necessary to perform the job and wear protective clothing and equipment as needed.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus eligibility.
Paid time off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health-care and dependent-care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Potential premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.