Medical Assistant I

About the role

The Medical Assistant at Unio Health Partners is a key member of the healthcare team, responsible for ensuring smooth patient care delivery. This position requires a cooperative spirit and a commitment to maintaining a professional, comfortable, and efficient work environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient turnover of patient rooms and maintain timely daily schedule flow.
• Provide patient care: taking vitals, documenting intake forms, medical history, explaining procedure instructions, and assisting with follow-up care instructions as needed.
• Maintain instruments and equipment: sterilizing, disinfecting, autoclaving, and following proper cleaning and storage protocols.
• Submit prior authorizations for ordered medications, procedures, and labs.
• Auxiliary tasks: updating supply order lists, ensuring supplies are up to date and fully stocked, preventing supply shortages; assisting with patient room and tray setup, specimen collection and transport, phlebotomy, administering injections, and medication preparation (reconstitution).
• Daily preparation of EMR: retrieving and uploading of labs, diagnostic studies, post-op reports, authorizations, and any documentation necessary for patient upcoming appointments; confirming medication/s or supplies are in stock prior to patient appointments.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED certificate required.
• 0-3 years of healthcare experience preferred, including experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems.
• Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) preferred.

Qualifications

• Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion is a plus.
• Phlebotomy Certificate is a plus.
• Bilingual or multilingual skills preferred (languages may vary by location based on patient population).

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong computer skills, particularly proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

Unio Health Partners offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Generous time off accrual starting on the first day of employment.
• Paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Company discounts.
• A collaborative work environment where employees can contribute to office operations and policies.
• Employee recognition programs.

Pay

Salary is dependent on a variety of factors including qualifications, skills, competencies, or experience that may fall outside of the range shown.

Schedule

Occasional travel to any of the UNIO locations may be required.