Location: On the road traveling in the Missouri City area to patient's homes! The Traveling Medical Assistant for Village Medical at Home is responsible for providing patient support and communication while facilitating an exceptional patient experience to build and reinforce satisfaction, trust and drive organizational loyalty. Joining Providers for in-home visits, the Medical Assistant informs patients of relevant and required information for their visit and provides clear communication around... more details
About Our Company
We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care.
Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical, Village Medical at Home, Summit Health, CityMD, and Starling Physicians.
When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care.
Job Description
Location: On the road traveling in the Missouri City area to patient's homes!
The Traveling Medical Assistant for Village Medical at Home is responsible for providing patient support and communication while facilitating an exceptional patient experience to build and reinforce satisfaction, trust and drive organizational loyalty. Joining Providers for in-home visits, the Medical Assistant informs patients of relevant and required information for their visit and provides clear communication around the services they are scheduled to receive.
How you can make a difference as a Medical Assistant:
- Prepares and administers medications as directed by the Provider; performs basic laboratory tests, suture removal and dressing changes.
- Performs medical histories, provides instruction to the patient regarding medications and diet, and authorizes prescription refills as directed.
- Performs phlebotomy as ordered and delivers to designated clinic.
- Greets patients upon arriving at residence and answers phone calls
- Prepares and cleans supplies and equipment.
- Monitor controls of CLIA waived tests.
Skills for success as a Medical Assistant:
- Self-motivated: energetic, self-starter; can work autonomously with limited direction.
- Results oriented: bias for action; demonstrated track record of achievement; drive for attainment of superior outcomes.
- Flexible: ably navigates within ambiguity; solution-oriented.
- Communication: conveys thoughts and expresses ideas effectively both verbally and in writing; strong presentation skills.
- Collaboration: orientation to team-based work product and results.
- Service: Actively supports others, demonstrates an optimistic, can-do approach to issue resolution.
- Humility: low ego; engenders trust; respectful.
Experience to drive change as a Medical Assistant:
- Certified Medical Assistant or eligible within 90 days of hire
- 1 year of experience preferred
- Phlebotomy experience required
- Current BLS certification for healthcare providers preferred; required within 90 days of employment
- High School Diploma/Equivalency required
- Experience in primary care, family practice, internal medicine, urgent care or ER preferred
- Spanish speaking preferred
About Our Commitment
Total Rewards at VillageMD
Our team members are essential to our mission to reshape healthcare through the power of connection. VillageMD highly values the critical role that health and wellness play in the lives of our team members and their families. Participation in VillageMD’s benefit platform includes Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Vision, FSA coverages and a 401k savings plan.
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