Medical Assistant

Deerfield Management Companies • Charlotte, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Avance Care is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant for its Midtown Charlotte location. The Medical Assistant partners side-by-side with a primary care provider in a collaborative, team-based setting and supports an integrated model of primary care, behavioral health, and nutrition services. The position is a day shift with weekend rotations.

The role combines patient-facing and front-office support with clinical duties, including patient intake, medication administration, laboratory testing, diagnostic procedures, in-office procedures, and upkeep of clinical rooms and instruments. Avance Care describes its workplace as supportive and focused on teamwork, employee well-being, and work-life balance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 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.
• Active certification such as CMA, CCMA, RMA, or EMT.

Responsibilities

• Meet and greet patients, triage calls, handle patient follow-ups, log Telephone Encounters, and protect patient data in accordance with HIPAA requirements.
• Escort patients to examination 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; conduct EKGs and 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 examination rooms for sanitization, and dispose of biohazard materials.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage beginning on the first of the month after 30 days of employment.
• Competitive salary.
• Matching 401(k).
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Flexible scheduling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED