Medical Assistant – Palliative

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Prepare patients for examinations and procedures by taking vital signs, documenting medical histories, and offering reassurance.

• Assist healthcare providers during patient examinations by setting up exam rooms, organizing instruments, and ensuring necessary supplies are available.

• Perform blood draws, administer injections and vaccines, and assist with minor procedures as directed by a licensed independent provider.

• Administer oral, topical, sublingual, or injectable medications within the scope of practice.

• Clean, dress, and bandage superficial wounds and conduct CLIA-waived tests.

• Carry out quality control tests for lab results and equipment.

• Handle, label, and transport specimens while adhering to aseptic techniques.

• Sterilize medical instruments and disinfect exam rooms and equipment.

• Utilize PPE and dispose of biohazardous waste in accordance with protocol.

• Provide basic first aid and assist with medical emergencies following BLS standards.

• Deliver age-appropriate and culturally sensitive care to patients ranging from newborns to the elderly.

• Support pediatric examinations, vaccinations, specimen collection, and emergency preparedness.

• Enter data, file documents, manage EHR systems, and uphold HIPAA compliance.

• Answer phone calls, organize supplies, maintain inventory, and assist with billing, coding, and insurance claims.

• Conduct pre-visit planning and address telephone encounters and patient inquiries.

• Complete urgent care follow-ups, communicable disease documentation, and hospital transfer paperwork.

• Coordinate pre-op clearances, medication authorizations, referrals, appointments, patient verification, and lab specimen transmission.

• Execute additional duties as assigned by supervisors or organizational leaders.

⛳️ Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Completion of an accredited medical assisting program.

• At least one (1+) year of experience in the healthcare sector.

• Active Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) credential through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification through the American Medical Technologists (AMT).

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA).

• Proficient in advanced English.

• Proficient in advanced Spanish.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment.

• Flexibility to rotate shifts, including weekends and holidays as required by clinic needs.

• Willingness to travel to various locations for work, including meetings, events, and conferences.

• Capability to perform prolonged standing and walking, frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling of equipment or supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Manual dexterity and adherence to infection control and safety protocols.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment.

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Potential for evening or weekend shifts based on the facility’s schedule.