Medical Assistant Jobs in The Woodlands, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required
• Graduation from an accredited program for Medical Assistants Required
• Certified Medical Assistant Required
• Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association within 60 Days Required
• Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
• Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years experience in a medical office

Responsibilities

• Authorizes drug refills and provides prescription information to pharmacies.
• Changes dressings on wounds.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments and disposes of contaminated supplies.
• Collects blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, logs the specimens, and prepares them for testing.
• Contacts medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
• Explains treatment procedures, medications, diets and physicians' instructions to patients.
• Helps physicians or physician assistant examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
• Interviews patients to obtain medical information and measures their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Inventories and orders medical, lab, or office supplies and equipment.
• Collects co-pays, coinsurance, and past due balances and records transactions.
• Operates equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
• Performs general office duties such as answering telephones or completing insurance forms.
• Performs routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• Prepares and administers medications as directed by a physician or physician assistant.
• Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Records patients' medical history, vital statistics, and information such as test results in medical records.
• Schedules appointments for patients.
• Sets up medical laboratory equipment.
• Shows patients to examination rooms and prepares them for the physician.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Matching retirement programs
• Health, Dental and Vision plans
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Discounted cafeteria meals
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Service Recognition program
• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity