Medical Assistant, Part-Time

American Family Care • Panama City Beach, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

American Family Care is hiring a part-time Medical Assistant to support urgent care operations through clinical care, patient registration, insurance verification, and front-desk work. The role includes greeting and triaging patients, collecting vitals and histories, performing venipuncture and CLIA-waived point-of-care tests, assisting with minor procedures and treatments, registering patients, verifying insurance, and maintaining accurate EMR records. Medical Assistants also explain clinical procedures and financial expectations, provide discharge instructions, help address patient concerns, participate in daily huddles, and maintain compliance and infection-control standards. The position involves working in a fast-paced urgent care environment, with evening and weekend availability and the ability to float to nearby centers as needed.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Active national MA certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent) at hire.
• At least 1 year of experience with insurance verification and patient registration.
• Active BLS certification, or obtain it within the defined onboarding period.
• Proven venipuncture and specimen collection skills.
• 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; 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 address concerns empathetically and professionally.
• Participate in daily team huddles.
• Maintain compliance logs, including crash-cart and refrigerator-temperature logs, and support infection-control 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/part-time status.
• Advancement opportunities.
• Collaborative, supportive, fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to maintain clinical skills while balancing other work, school, or family commitments.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient care and community health.

What This Job Offers

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