Medical Assistant

We're Hiring a Full Time Medical Assistant

Are you a compassionate, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment? Join our dedicated team where your skills and passion for patient care will make a real difference every day.

Position Summary: As a Medical Assistant, you'll be the heartbeat of our clinical operations—supporting physicians, enhancing patient experiences, and ensuring smooth day-to-day workflows. This is more than a job—it's a chance to grow your career in a supportive, team-driven environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Greet and prepare patients for exams and procedures
• Take vital signs, update medical histories, and assist with exams
• Manage EHR documentation and ensure accurate patient records
• Coordinate referrals, prescriptions, and follow-up care
• Support a culture of empathy, respect, and excellence
• Serve as backup to the Intake Coordinator as needed
• Responsible for all patient information being ready and available according to the schedule on a daily basis
• Daily phone duties include confirmation of appointment, liaison with referring facility and other needs as determined by staff, manager or MD
• Develops a good working relationship with dialysis units, nephrologists, and other referring agents in order to assist in coordination of care, including transportation arrangements as needed
• Responsible for requesting and obtaining appropriate information from the referring facility in order to safely and appropriately treat patients in the center
• Responsible for checking all patient chart information to ascertain information is current and accurate with forms, chart stickers, and information as needed
• Responsible for preparation of all new patient charts and responsible that all new paperwork is properly inserted into the patients record
• Works with the intake coordinator & insurance company to obtain valid referrals as needed
• Responsible for assisting with patient flow
• At check out, responsible for ensuring patient has all needed paperwork
• Assists with scheduling patients as necessary
• Responsible for faxing reports as needed to dialysis units or physician's offices
• Responsible for assisting the nurses and other clinic staff
• May need to assist the clinical staff in obtaining necessary data for required reports
• Qualifications:
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Minimum of 2 years in a medical or office setting
• Basic medical terminology and knowledge of medical specialties and insurance is required
• Minimum two years experience in dialysis, interventional radiology, special procedures, cardiac cath lab or general diagnostic preferred
• Knowledge of sterile technique
• Experience in a physician's office rooming patients and taking vitals
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi task
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred
• Certified MA

Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, individual will knowledge of business office procedures and will have intermediate computer skills and experience with Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a plus.

Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively to customers or employees of organization.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person