Medical Assistant

Deerfield Management Companies • Durham, NC

13h • Onsite

About The Position

Avance Care is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant for its Durham Primary Care location. The Medical Assistant works side-by-side with one primary care provider in a collaborative, team-based setting and supports patient care across front-office, intake, clinical, diagnostic, and procedure-related tasks. Avance Care’s integrated model combines primary care with behavioral health and nutrition services.

The role includes greeting and rooming patients, taking and documenting vital signs and other intake information, administering medications, assisting with vaccinations and injections, performing venipunctures and diagnostic tests, and supporting in-office procedures. It also involves maintaining patient privacy, preparing and sanitizing rooms and instruments, and managing clinical supplies and biohazard materials. The position requires rotating 12-hour shifts and weekend work.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong technical and administrative adaptability.
• A patient-centered mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in Medical Assisting is strongly preferred.
• One to two years of hands-on clinical experience is highly preferred.
• Active certification is strongly preferred (CMA, CCMA, RMA, or EMT).

Responsibilities

• Meet and greet patients, triage calls, handle patient follow-ups, log Telephone Encounters, and protect patient data under HIPAA requirements.
• Escort patients to 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.

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 coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Flexible scheduling.

What This Job Offers

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