Medical Assistant, Part-Time

American Family Care • Homewood, AL

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About The Position

American Family Care is hiring a part-time Medical Assistant to support urgent care center operations through a blend of clinical care, patient registration, and insurance verification. The role involves working 1–2 shifts per week, approximately 10–20 hours per week.

The Medical Assistant greets and triages patients; collects vital signs and histories; performs venipuncture and CLIA-waived point-of-care testing; and assists with minor procedures, wound care, EKGs, and nebulizer therapy. Front-desk duties include registering patients, verifying insurance eligibility, determining financial responsibility, collecting co-pays, reconciling payment logs, and maintaining accurate EMR records. The role also includes educating patients about clinical procedures and financial expectations, giving discharge instructions, and responding empathetically and professionally to concerns.

The Medical Assistant participates in daily huddles, maintains compliance logs such as crash-cart and refrigerator-temperature logs, and supports infection-control and HIPAA standards. The position is in a fast-paced urgent care environment with frequent role-switching, routine exposure to blood and body fluids, prolonged standing and walking, and occasional lifting up to 25–30 pounds. Evening and weekend shifts and floating to nearby centers may be required.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Greet and triage patients.
• Collect patient vital signs and 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 and verify insurance eligibility.
• Determine patients’ financial responsibility, collect co-pays, and reconcile payment logs.
• 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 and HIPAA standards.
• Work evenings and weekends and float to nearby centers as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive pay; shift differentials may apply.
• Collaborative and supportive 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.
• Competitive benefits package, varying by PRN or part-time status.
• Advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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