Tryon Medical Partners

Independent medical practice prioritizing patient relationships

Certified Medical Assistant - Uptown Primary Care

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationPosted on Nov 11

Full-timeCharlotte, NC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent and completion of an accredited Medical Assisting program accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES.
Medical Assistant certification is preferred.
Maintain American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support certification.
Complete the Hepatitis B Vaccine and Flu Vaccine Form; candidates may decline vaccination through a declination form or provide a record of vaccination from a previous employer.
Complete a tuberculosis test.
Have at least one year of recent experience working in a medical facility as a medical assistant, or documented evidence of a completed externship in a medical office.
Have experience with electrocardiograms, vital signs, venipuncture, capillary punctures, injections, electronic health record use, and serving customers in person and by phone.
Be able to consistently walk, stand, sit, lift, reach, stoop, bend, push, and pull; lift and support up to 35 pounds; concentrate on details; and use a computer for long periods.

Responsibilities

Escort patients to exam or procedure rooms; interview patients; measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, and temperature; collect patient history; perform screenings according to provider guidelines; prepare patients for physical examinations; and document information in patient charts.
Assist patients with walking transfers, dressing, and specimen collection as needed.
Perform nursing procedures under the supervision of a physician or physician assistant.
Assist physicians and physician assistants in exam rooms.
Give patients and families instructions as directed by a physician or physician assistant.
Respond first to patient-care-related telephone calls and messages; take messages and respond to patient, physician, or pharmacy calls according to physician or advanced practice clinician direction.
Collect information and process messages from patients and front-office staff for physicians and physician assistants.
Administer medications through routes other than intravenous administration, including injections.
Assist with minor surgery, including surgical tray setup, pre- and post-surgical care, dressing application, and suture removal.
Instruct patients in the use of assistive devices, body mechanics, and home care.
Initiate laboratory procedures according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines and quality-control methods, including waived testing under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, capillary punctures, venipunctures, and handling urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum specimens.
Initiate electrocardiography testing, including mounting.
Schedule appointments and referrals and follow up to ensure physician orders are completed.
Process medication refills and reconcile laboratory information.
Complete medication forms and prior authorizations.
Monitor and check assigned Athena and other assigned coverage boxes.
Work at different Tryon office locations as needed and perform other assigned duties.
Assemble patient health information, including symptoms, medical history, examination results, X-ray reports, laboratory tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
Ensure all related reports, laboratory results, and information are available in patient medical records before appointments; check that forms are complete, properly identified, and signed and that necessary information is in the electronic health record.
Communicate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information.
Obtain and send patient medical records to support continuity of care; send records within one workday of chart completion to all physicians involved in a patient's care.
Obtain laboratory and X-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, and related records.
Complete forms and requisitions as needed.
Schedule physician and ancillary appointments.
Update charts to ensure information is complete and filed appropriately.
Alert physicians when charts are incomplete or have not been completed within established time standards.
Check schedules and organize patient flow.
Set up instruments and equipment according to department protocols.
Clean exam and procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control.
Perform medical and surgical asepsis, sterilization, instrument wrapping, and autoclaving.
Clean the sterilizer according to its scheduled maintenance program and maintain appropriate records.
Keep exam rooms stocked with medical supplies; order, sort, and store supplies.
Dispose of and monitor biohazard waste.
Maintain logs and perform required checks, including refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, and cold sterilization fluid changes.

Certified Medical Assistant - Uptown

General Job Summary: Position is responsible for performing duties in both the clinical and administrative areas including assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental, and logistical tasks.

(Regulatory Notes: Medical assistants must adhere to the MA scope of practice. Medical Assistants must protect patients’ health information for confidentiality, authorized access for treatment and data security.)

(This is a full-time position that will support the team at Uptown, Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm)

Primary Job Responsibilities/Tasks may include, but not limited to:

Patient care responsibilities include:

Escort patients to exam rooms/procedure room, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, collect patient history; perform screenings per provider guidelines, other physical examination preparations and document all information in patient’s chart.
Assist patients as needed with walking transfers, dressing, collecting specimens.
Perform nursing procedures under supervision of physician or physician assistant.
Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms.
Give instructions to patients/families as instructed by physician or physician assistant.
Serves as the first point of response to patient care related telephone calls and messages. Takes telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls per Physician/ACP direction.
- Collect information and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants.
Clinical pharmacology; drug administration through various routes except IV’s including injections;
Assists with minor surgery including surgical tray set-up pre/post-surgical care, applying dressings, and suture removal.
Administers injections.
Instructs patients with assistive devices, body mechanics, and home care;
Initiate laboratory procedures in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and quality control methods;
- CLIA-waived testing;
- Capillary punctures and venipunctures;
- Specimen handling such as urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum;
Initiates electrocardiography testing including mounting.
Schedules appointments and referrals. Follows-up to ensure completion of physician orders.
Medication refills.
Lab reconciliation.
Complete forms and prior authorizations for medications.
Monitor and check assigned Athena boxes and other assigned boxes for coverage.
Work at different Tryon office locations as needed.
Other duties as assigned.

Clerical responsibilities include:

Assembles patients’ health information including patient symptoms and medical history, exam results, X-ray reports, lab tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
Ensures all related reports, labs and information is available in patients’ medical records prior to their appointment.
- Reviews to ensure all forms are completed, properly identified, and signed and that all necessary information in the EHR.
- Communicates as needed with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information.
Obtains and sends patient medical records to support seamless care delivery.
Ensure that records are sent within one work day of chart completion to all physicians involved in a patient’s care.
Obtains lab/X-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.;
Completes forms/requisitions as needed;
Schedules physician and ancillary appointments;
Updates charts to ensure that information is complete and filed appropriately.
Alerts physician when chart is incomplete or is has not been completed within established time standards.

Environmental/logistical responsibilities include:

Checks schedules and organizes patient flow;
Sets up instruments and equipment according to department protocols;
Cleans exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control;
Performs Medical/surgical asepsis, sterilization, instrument wrapping and autoclaving;
Cleans sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program and keeps appropriate records;
Keeps exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, orders, sorts, and stores supplies;
Completes biohazard waste disposal and monitoring;
Maintains all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)

Requirements:

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent and completion of an accredited Medical Assisting program (CAAHEP or ABHES).
Medical Assistant certification preferred.
Maintain American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification.
Completion of Hepatitis B Vaccine and Flu Vaccine Form will be required. Candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.
Completion of TB test will be required.

Experience:

Minimum one year of recent experience working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and/or documented evidence of externship completed in a medical office.
Electrocardiogram (EKG).
Vital signs, venipuncture, capillary, and injection.
E.H.R. utilization.
Serving customers in person and on the phone

Physical Requirements:

Work consistently requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.
Must be able to lift and support weight of 35 pounds.
Ability to concentrate on details.
Use of computer for long periods of time.

About the Company

Tryon Medical Partners

Independent medical practice prioritizing patient relationships

Tryon Medical Partners is an independent medical practice that focuses on patient-centered primary care. It operates by maintaining a lean, bureaucracy-light structure to allow physicians to connect directly with patients, deliver transparent and accountable care, and offer more choices in healthcare. Rather than selling a product, it provides ongoing medical services through a physician-led network of doctors who emphasis personal relationships as the foundation for better health. The company differentiates itself from competitors by its independence (not part of a larger health system), nimble operations, direct patient contact, and commitment to transparency and patient choice. Its goal is to serve as a trusted healthcare partner that improves health outcomes by strengthening the patient-doctor relationship and offering patients more options in care.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Charlotte, NC
Founded: 2018

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