Medical Assistant

Job Category: Patient Services Requisition Number: MEDIC002102

Posted: October 30, 2025

Full-Time

Decatur, AL 35601, USA

Primary Responsibilities/Requirements:

• Perform general nursing duties in a busy orthopedic practice
• Perform suture/staple removal
• Perform wound care/dressing changes
• Drawing up meds; calling in medications
• Application of sterile fields
• Application and removal of casts and splints
• Locate any necessary imaging, test results, or reports for upcoming appointments
• Schedule and precert MRI'S, lab work, procedures, and surgeries
• Prepare exam rooms, restock supplies for the clinic, power up computers, etc.
• Prepare for the clinic by printing out patient information as requested by the physician
• Assist with verifying pre-op labs and scheduling surgery clearances as needed
• Assist other team members as needed
• Provide coverage for clinical teams as needed
• Fill out disability, return-to-work, and insurance forms
• Obtain the physician's signature on miscellaneous forms
• Friendly and professional patient communication when answering and returning patient phone calls, providing various forms of patient education and handouts, escorting patients to and from exam rooms, appointment/surgery reminder calls, responding to and charting patient messages, and communicating test results to patients with direction from a physician

Must also possess:

• HS/GED required
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, DOC physicians, and staff
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and meet deadlines
• Outstanding organizational, verbal, and writing skills
• Independent, self-starting, and highly motivated
• Strong patient care and interpersonal skills
• Proven positive, "teamwork" attitude and work history
• Minimum one-year full-time clinical experience in healthcare preferred

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to use arms, hands, and fingers skillfully
• Frequent moving, pushing, and pulling of heavy patients and equipment
• Constant standing and walking
• Must be agile and able to work efficiently in limited space areas
• Consistently work at a productive pace
• Must readily adapt to frequent treatment schedule changes

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