Medical Assistant

CenterWell • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

The Medical Assistant is the first point of contact for patient care and handles both administrative responsibilities and clinical duties at an outpatient care site. The role includes moderately complex administrative, operational, and customer-support assignments, computations, and semi-routine work. The Medical Assistant discusses symptoms, gathers patient information, enters it into the electronic medical records system, takes vital signs, gives injections, performs diagnostic tests, collects specimens, draws blood, sterilizes and cleans equipment, and maintains examination rooms. Direct patient care is performed within the scope allowed by the employee’s active certification. The Medical Assistant collaborates with Physicians and Nurses, works under minimal direction within defined expectations and quality standards, and has some latitude in prioritizing and timing assignments.

Requirements

• Successful completion of an MA school or training program, or certification/registration as a Medical Assistant, or 5+ years of experience and approval from a Provider.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• CPR certified.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish; must pass a proficiency exam before communicating in a foreign language.
• Must undergo tuberculosis screening if selected, as the role is patient-facing and part of the company’s TB screening program.

Nice To Haves

• Certified or Registered Medical Assistant.
• Phlebotomy experience.
• Medication or vaccine administration experience.
• 1+ years of Medical Assistant experience.
• Value Based Care experience, including knowledge of HEDIS, CPT/ICD coding, and CAHPS/HOS Patient Experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first contact for patient care.
• Perform administrative responsibilities and moderately complex administrative, operational, and customer-support assignments.
• Discuss symptoms and gather patient information.
• Enter patient information into the electronic medical records system.
• Take vital signs, give injections, and perform diagnostic tests.
• Collect specimens and draw blood.
• Sterilize and clean equipment and maintain examination rooms at an outpatient care site.
• Collaborate with Physicians and Nurses.
• Deliver direct patient care within the scope allowed by active certification.
• Perform computations and complete semi-routine assignments while meeting defined work expectations and quality standards.

Benefits

• Medical benefits.
• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off.
• Company and personal holidays.
• Paid parental and caregiver leave.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Life insurance.
• Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED