Pediatric Medical Assistant

Well Rooted Pediatrics • Frisco, TX

14h • Onsite

About The Position

Well Rooted Pediatrics, a functional and integrative pediatric practice in Frisco, is hiring an experienced Medical Assistant for its back office. The role supports three providers on a small clinical team and works under the Lead MA. The practice serves patients from newborns through age 21 and emphasizes identifying root causes through nutrition, lifestyle, and environment, while providing parents education and choices. After a two-week orientation, the Medical Assistant is expected to be able to carry a provider's schedule. The work moves quickly and involves direct clinical care, coordination, documentation, and vaccine management.

Requirements

• MA certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA, NRCMA, or equivalent) and current BLS.
• At least 1 year of hands-on clinical Medical Assistant experience.
• Primary care experience, including well-visit and sick-visit workups, history intake, IM and SubQ injections, and point-of-care testing.
• Experience administering immunizations and handling vaccines, including cold-chain practices.
• Sound clinical judgment, including knowing what should be referred to the provider and when to escalate.
• Clear, calm communication; comfort with a fast pace; coachability under the Lead MA; and adaptability to each provider's preferences.
• Reliable transportation and dependable attendance.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• HIPAA compliance.
• Not a new graduate or entry-level candidate.

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric experience.
• Phlebotomy experience.
• Integrative, functional, or holistic practice experience, or genuine interest in the model.
• Experience with Elation EHR.

Responsibilities

• Prepare charts before visits; room patients from newborn to age 21; collect identity, chief complaint, history, and medication information; take age-appropriate vitals, including infant weight, length, and head circumference; and brief the provider before the visit.
• Perform venipuncture on children and adolescents, including infant and toddler draws using proper positioning and parent-assisted holds; perform heel and finger sticks; and follow order-of-draw, labeling, and specimen-processing procedures for LabCorp and Quest.
• Administer vaccines according to the pediatric schedule with age-appropriate site selection; run the MA vaccine-only schedule; and maintain vaccine inventory, temperature logs, cold chain, and VFC compliance.
• Perform point-of-care testing, including strep, flu, COVID, RSV, urinalysis, and other in-office tests.
• Assist with procedures, ear irrigation, breathing treatments, cryotherapy, and ear piercing; sterilize instruments and rooms according to infection-control protocol.
• Track lab results, communicate results to families as directed by the provider, document accurately in the EHR, and support triage within MA scope.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay based on experience and skill set, paid bi-weekly.
• 80 hours of PTO per year plus practice-observed holidays.
• Free uniforms.
• Employee discounts.
• Training and development.
• Monday–Friday schedule with a full, uninterrupted lunch hour.
• Small, family-owned practice where employees know every provider and family.

What This Job Offers

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