Medical Assistant, Whitman Primary Care

Medical Assistant, Whitman Primary Care

Under the supervision of the Practice Manager, the Medical Assistant I functions as a member of the clinical team and completes assigned daily clinical operations to ensure smooth day‑to‑day operations in the physician practice. This includes medical/nursing support to provider staff in the ambulatory setting, preparing the patient and seeing them through the entirety of their visit.

• Rooms patient and prepares the patient for the provider visit.
• Takes vital signs as necessary and accurately records blood pressure, temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, weight, height, respiratory rates into EMR.
• Records patient history, chief complaint, pharmacy information, prescription list into EMR for physical.
• Obtains required consents and completes required forms for specific visit types.
• Performs in‑office testing and EKGs as needed.
• Assists provider with in‑office medical procedures.
• Properly labels all specimens, adhering to BMC policy.
• Chaperones providers as required.
• Administers vaccines and medications as ordered by provider, adhering to BMCHS practice policies.
• Follows TCM, CCM and RPM workflows if active in the practice.
• Stocks rooms and monitors expiration dates of exam room supplies.
• Monitors and logs medication/vaccine refrigerator temperatures.
• Assists with incoming calls, triage and routing telephone calls appropriately.
• Follows scheduling rules and directs schedules patient visits in other BMC practices.
• Reviews schedules to ensure provider has what the patient visit is for.
• Obtains results, consult notes, hospital notes etc. If not available, contacts facility or other practice to obtain them.
• Schedules patient appointments and appropriate testing as ordered by provider.
• Performs outreach to select patient groups as directed for patient care and quality and schedules specialty appointments and testing as required.
• Notifies manager of clinical supply needs or assists with ordering.
• Obtains prior authorizations and/or insurance referrals as per practice need.

• High School Diploma or equivalent; no prior experience required.

• Education from an approved medical assistant program.
• One to three years of medical assistant experience.

• Certified Medical Assistant Certification.

• Strong customer service skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.

$15.14 – $21.15 per hour.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. No requirement of downloads or apps for application.