Medical Assistant, PRN

American Family Care • Vestavia Hills, AL

5d

About The Position

American Family Care is hiring a PRN Medical Assistant to support urgent care centers with clinical care, patient registration, and insurance verification. The role requires at least four shifts per month, with opportunities to pick up additional shifts. Medical Assistants may support centers when patient volumes rise or coverage is needed and may float to nearby centers.

The position combines patient-facing clinical responsibilities with front desk and administrative work. Duties include triaging patients, collecting vital signs and histories, performing venipuncture and point-of-care testing, assisting with procedures, registering patients, verifying insurance, maintaining accurate EMR records, and providing patient education and discharge instructions. 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 of up to 25–30 pounds. Evening and weekend shifts and float coverage may be needed.

Applicants must complete an accredited Medical Assistant program, hold an active national MA certification at hire, and have at least one year of insurance verification and patient registration experience. Active BLS certification is required or must be obtained during the defined onboarding period. Employment is contingent on successfully passing a drug screen and criminal background check.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Active national Medical Assistant certification at hire, such as 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.
• Full availability, including the ability to work evenings and weekends and float to nearby centers as needed.
• Successful completion of a drug screen and criminal background check as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Urgent care or emergency room experience.
• 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 EMR accuracy.
• Educate patients about clinical procedures and financial expectations, provide discharge instructions, and de-escalate concerns professionally and empathetically.
• Participate in daily huddles and maintain compliance logs, including crash cart and refrigerator temperature logs.
• Support infection-control and HIPAA standards.
• Work evening and weekend shifts and float to nearby centers as needed.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling with a minimum of 4 shifts per month and opportunities to pick up more.
• Competitive pay; shift differentials may apply.
• Collaborative, supportive team environment.
• Ability to maintain clinical skills while balancing other work, school, or family commitments.
• Opportunity to make an impact on patient care and community health.
• Competitive benefits package and advancement opportunities, varying by PRN or part-time status.

What This Job Offers

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