Medical Assistant, Part-Time

American Family Care • Orange Beach, AL

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About The Position

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

Medical Assistants educate patients about procedures and financial expectations, provide discharge instructions, and respond to concerns professionally. They participate in daily huddles, maintain compliance logs, and support infection-control and HIPAA standards. The work takes place in a fast-paced urgent care environment with frequent role-switching, prolonged standing and walking, routine exposure to blood and body fluids, and occasional lifting. Evening and weekend shifts and floating to nearby centers may be required.

The expected pay range is $18–$21 per hour. Final compensation depends on factors including experience, certifications, education, and geographic location. A competitive benefits package and advancement opportunities are offered, with availability varying by PRN or part-time status.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Active national Medical Assistant certification at hire (CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent).
• 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.
• Ability to 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 is highly valued.
• EMR proficiency; Experity is preferred.
• Comfort using payer portals such as Waystar.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Competitive pay; shift differentials may apply.
• Competitive benefits package, varying by PRN or part-time status.
• Advancement opportunities, varying by PRN or part-time status.
• Collaborative, supportive, fast-paced team environment.
• Opportunity to maintain clinical skills while balancing other work, school, or family commitments.
• Opportunity to make an impact on patient care and community health.

What This Job Offers

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