Job Overview:

Valley Medical and Wellness is looking for a Medical Assistant.

Medical Assistant Responsibilities 80%:

• Rooming patients for providers by performing intake, gathering vitals, verifying medical records, and confirming purpose of visit.
• Records patient information such as vital signs, weight, and changes in medical history.
• Perform clerical work such as requesting prior authorizations, reviewing medical records, and various phone calls.
• Prep exam rooms for clinical procedures and assisting practitioners with patient care
• Collecting urine specimen and performing rapid urine drug screening for each patient.
• As needed, nasal and oral swabbing for COVID testing patients. Print labels for COVID test.
• Performs phlebotomy through venipuncture and processes all blood collection specimens.
• Label all samples according to outline procedures and policies.

• Maintains confidentiality when interacting with patients, families, personnel and the public
• Maintains positive public relations image with peers, patients and visitors by presenting a positive, helpful attitude
• Administer or handle medications
• Answers telephone calls, identifying self and clinic/practice with proper patient triage
• Scribe as necessary
• Ability to work on a holiday as part of a rotation and float to other VMW locations as needed.
• Other tasks as assigned

Preferred Skills/ Knowledge:

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Previous patient care experience.
• Medical Terminology

• Utilizes photocopy and facsimile machine
• Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Required Education, Experience and Credentials:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent is required
• Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, or a related is preferred
• Phlebotomy certification highly preferred or previous blood draw experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially with Word and Excel.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time.
• Able to work in fast-paced environment to maintain testing quality and efficiency.

Hours: M-Th 8am to 4:30pm
Location: Burnsville