Medical Assistant- Advanced Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

ORTHOLONESTAR MSO LLC•Houston, TX

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant position at Advanced Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Kingwood, TX, reports directly to a Physician supervisor. This role encompasses a broad range of patient care and administrative duties. Key responsibilities include managing patient flow, assisting with examinations and procedures, documenting patient health information, providing basic medical care, and applying/removing casts and splints. The Medical Assistant is also responsible for preparing injections, performing wound care, setting up sterile trays, and handling administrative tasks such as scheduling surgeries, lab tests, and referrals. The role requires strict adherence to infection control, safety guidelines, and patient confidentiality policies, including HIPAA, OSHA, and Red Flag Rules.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED certificate
Maintains current CPR certification
Appropriate use of universal precautions, safe workplace and confidentiality methods
Health information management by appropriately charting patient data
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, outsourced companies and physicians
Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
Accuracy, attention to detail, timeliness, organization, little supervision needed to complete tasks, and ability to multitask
Understanding of patient education needs by effectively sharing information with patients and families
Dependability including traits such as attendance, punctuality, ability to follow instructions and ability to meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

LVN, CMA, CST preferred or equivalent experience
Prefer current state license or national certification

Responsibilities

Perform Medical Assistant/Clinician duties
Handle patient care responsibilities as assigned, which may include scheduling and organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assist patients with changing to exam gowns, and transfer to exam table if needed
Assess patient’s general condition and collect patient history
Document health history, activities, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record
Provide basic patient care as ordered by physician and assist physician with various procedures
Provide patient education materials, communicates physician advice/instructions to patient
Perform cast and splint application and removal
Fit patients with braces, boots, other DME as ordered by physician
Perform wound dressing changes
Prepare injections
Perform suture and staple removal
Perform sterile tray set-ups
Obtain lab/x-ray reports
Schedule surgery, hospital procedures and pre- and post-op appointments
Schedule MRI, CT scans, labs, etc.
Schedule referrals to other physicians
Clean and stock exam rooms
Adhere to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies
Comply with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules