Medical Assistant - Float

Position Overview

Responsible for providing care for clinic patients under supervision of the physician or advanced provider. Assists providers and staff in coordinating patient care. Functions as primary liaison between patients, staff, pharmacy, and physician/advanced provider. Rooms patients, takes vital signs and inputs data into practice software. May perform TMS treatments under a physician’s supervision.

Essential Responsibilities

• Escorts patients to exam rooms; interviews patients; reviews and documents chief complaint, allergies, current medication, and any other pertinent prior fixed medical information.
• Measures and records vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse and temperature.
• Communicates directly with patients as instructed by physician or advanced provider.
• Provides written prescriptions for patients and documents appropriately as directed by physician or advanced provider.
• Retrieves, reviews and uploads related reports, lab results, and other information into patients’ medical records before appointments for the providers to review.
• Triages and processes portal and phone messages, verifies emergency requests, refills, or other patient needs in coordination with the provider, and documents any medication reactions in patient’s chart.
• Schedules, reschedules or cancels follow-up appointments as necessary logging appropriately in the EMR.
• Performs injections and Point of Care tests (urine, oral pregnancy, drug testing) as directed by physician or advanced provider.
• Ensures logs and clinic checks are completed as required.
• Assists with front desk coverage and onboarding and training new staff.
• Travels between clinics and provides back-up/float coverage as needed, based on operational need and provider schedule.
• Cross trains as a TMS tech and assists with coverage.
• Performs other duties as needed and assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of formal training program as a medical assistant required.
• 1 year experience as a Medical Assistant preferred.
• Electronic Medical Record experience and health insurance preferred.
• RMA or CMA certification or preferred.
• BLS preferred.
• Current driver’s license required.