Medical Assistant II

Medical Assistant Opportunity

Premier Family Physicians has been serving Austin families for more than 35 years. Our five locations and extended hours offer patients convenience, while our patient oriented practice delivers personalized, relationship-driven service and continuity of care. Our care teams truly serve as comprehensive health care managers for our patients. We are united by the belief that health care can be better. We strive to make every patient experience positive, defined by the highest quality care, exceptional service, and prompt & convenient access. If you are motivated by helping others and are a Medical Assistant, come join us!

Location: 5625 Eiger Rd. Suite 200 Austin, TX 78735

Hours: M-F 8 am-5 pm (with occasional Saturdays 8 am-12 pm)

We need a back office medical assistant to perform the following duties:

• Effectively check in and prepare patient for office visit/examination/procedures.
• Correctly obtain vital signs, perform in office procedures/treatments (EKG, spirometry, peak flow, bone density, nebulizer treatments), and relay laboratory test results of any laboratory testing done in office.
• Correctly obtain patient histories (Medical, Surgical, Social, etc.).
• Record medication and allergies of individual patients.
• Assist Physician/Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner with examinations or in office procedures.
• Correctly prepare and administer immunizations and injections ordered by Physician/Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner.
• Appropriately monitor patients after injections/vaccinations.
• Effectively handle incoming phone calls from patients (or pertinent to patients), pharmacies, other physician's offices, testing resources (Radiology, laboratories, etc.), and insurance companies.
• Accurately notify patients of various test results and communicate appropriate follow up instructions to assure proper course of action is directed.
• Review refill request from pharmacies and follow in office/assigned doctor's protocol to refill or route refill requests.
• Clean and sanitize examination/procedure rooms.
• Clean, wrap, and sterilize instruments.

Required Qualifications:

• 1 year of professional back-office MA experience
• Dependable
• Polite and courteous
• Proficient, accurate, and thorough with all above stated tasks
• Resourceful and able to adapt and improvise dependent on situation
• Prioritize tasks accurately
• Able to work as a team with all other departments and staff
• Passionate about providing the best care to patients

Additional Information: Experience with Athena EMR a plus