Certified Senior Medical Assistant - Primary Care (Sugar Land/Brooks Street)

About the role

The Certified Senior Medical Assistant position at Houston Methodist Primary Care Group is responsible for providing comprehensive medical support to patients under the supervision of a physician. This role requires a minimum of five years of medical assistant experience with a focus on managing highly complex, chronic disease cases.

Responsibilities

• Pre-visit planning and documentation
• Assisting with patient vitals, medical history, and medication reviews
• Performing diagnostic tests and treatments
• Ensuring patient compliance with follow-up appointments and referrals
• Coordinating care with other healthcare providers and community resources
• Providing compassionate and safe patient care

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Certified Medical Assistant through AAMA, NAHP, NCCT, NHA, or Registered Medical Assistant
• BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA)
• CPT - Certified Phlebotomy Technician (ACA)
• Five years of medical assistant experience with highly complex, chronic disease management or in a specialty discipline

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical practice and care of patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, physicians, and family members
• Proficiency in computer skills for documentation and work-related purposes
• Advanced assessment competences appropriate for level of practice

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language
• Ability to communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments
• Skilled in developing and maintaining clinical quality assurance
• Ability to solve problems, use good reasoning and judgment
• Provides safe patient-centered, compassionate, and competent care
• Completes required continuous training and education

Benefits

Details about benefits will be provided upon successful application and interview.

Pay

Details about pay will be provided upon successful application and interview.

Schedule

Details about schedule will be provided upon successful application and interview.

Supplemental Requirements

• Uniform: Yes
• Scrubs: Yes
• On Call: No
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area

Company Profile

With more than 40 locations throughout the Greater Houston area, Houston Methodist Primary Care Group brings quality, compassionate care to the entire family and to the communities where our patients work and live. As part of the Houston Methodist health system — one of the nation’s leading health systems — the Primary Care Group offers efficient access to world-class specialty care and hospital services from a network comprised of the nation’s leading hospitals and health care professionals.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.