Medical Assistant I Certified - The UNC Family Medicine Center at Carraway Village

Medical Assistant I, Certified

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About our practice: Top-ranked in the nation, The UNC Family Medicine Center provides patient-centered primary care, conducts groundbreaking research, cares for communities, and trains the best and the brightest young doctors and primary care providers. We provide full-scope patient care for babies, children, adolescents, and adults throughout the life cycle, including the provision of maternity care. We provide extensive services for physical health, emotional wellbeing, nutrition, and acute care, including sports medicine. Our three locations are The UNC Family Medicine Center at Chapel Hill (central location where we also have an Urgent Care Clinic), The UNC Family Medicine Center at Durham (Mayfair St), The UNC Family Medicine Center at Carraway Village, and The UNC Family Medicine Center at South Durham (Fayetteville Rd). We are proud to serve our amazing, diverse UNC community and ALL the people of North Carolina.

Work Schedule: M-F (8a-5p) with no weekends or holidays

Incentive: $7,500 Commitment Incentive paid out in 3 installments over 3 years.

Summary: The Medical Assistant I, Certified provides routine clinical and administrative support to providers and other health care team members in an outpatient clinic setting. The Medical Assistant I, Certified works under the clinical supervision of the provider for patient care activities, and under the general direction of the designated manager/supervisor for non-clinical responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Performs rooming and/or intake process, collecting and data, including vital signs, height, weight, and data related to patient's reason for visit.
• Collects patient and family data, including medical and social history.
• Reviews patient's current medication list, allergies and preferred pharmacy.
• Assists the provider as directed, during treatments, examinations and procedures.
• Collects specimens and performs phlebotomy.
• Administers medications under the direction of a provider.
• Performs tests, for examples EKG, eye exams, under the direction of a provider.
• Reviews the patient record to determine whether patient requires any routine health screenings.
• Ensures exam/procedure room contains appropriate supplies, equipment, forms and educational materials are available and ready for use during visit/procedure.
• Provides patient with after-visit, follow-up, self-care or procedural instructions and/or educational materials as directed.
• Prepares, cleans, stocks and maintains exam and treatment rooms.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments.
• Assists with patient registration, check in/check out, appointment scheduling, and scheduling of tests and treatments, and referrals.
• Answers clinic telephone and assists in-basket under the direction of a provider or nurse.
• Assists in emergency situations as directed by a provider or nurse.

Preferences:

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Clinical Skills
• Patient rooming, vital signs collection and comprehensive patient intake.
• Specimen collection and phlebotomy.
• Administration immunizations/injections.
• Point-of-care testing (e.g., strep testing, urinalysis, blood glucose testing).
• Perform-EKG, hearing /vision testing
• Prepare for and assistance with minor office procedures and physical exams.
• Soft Skills
• Excellent communication skills, adaptability, professionalism, and integrity.
• Strong teamwork skills to support physicians, advanced practice providers, and fellow clinic staff.
• Effective time management and organizational skills to maintain patient flow in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to providing outstanding patient-centered care.