OB/GYN Medical Assistant - Holly Springs

Job Description

Job Description

Company Overview

Advance Community Health is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center in North Carolina serving Wake & Franklin Counties for 53 years delivering quality, compassionate primary health care - every patient, every time - in response to the needs of our communities. We are a model of affordable health care and a trusted partner, building healthy communities, one patient at a time.

Why Join Advance Community Health

Life in the Triangle, with the Atlantic Ocean only two hours to the east and the Blue Ridge Mountains 3.5 hours to the west, living and working in the Triangle area gives you the best life has to offer.

Advance Community Health (ACH) proudly offers employment opportunities in multiple locations throughout the Triangle, including Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Holly Springs, and Fuquay-Varina! Our Holly Springs office, conveniently located 20 miles southwest of Downtown Raleigh, gives you easy access to some of the best food and entertainment the Triangle has to offer! No matter who you are, the Triangle offers everything you need to live a happy, fulfilling life!

Position Summary

We are seeking a full-time Medical Assistant at Advance Community Health to support our OB/GYN, Women's Health providers at our Advance CarePlex in Holly Springs, NC. This role supports comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care, promotes patient safety and comfort, and delivers culturally competent, patient-centered services to a diverse and underserved population.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assist OB/GYN providers with examination

• Assist OB/GYN providers with examinations, procedures, and treatments, including:

  • Well-woman exams and pelvic exams

  • Prenatal and postpartum visits

  • Family planning and contraception services

  • Gynecologic procedures

• Prepare exam rooms and patients for visits, ensuring proper supplies, equipment, and infection control standards.

• Obtain and document vital signs, medical histories, and chief complaints.

• Perform phlebotomy, specimen collection.

• Assist RN or provider with patient triage, to include telephone triage.
• Complete information gathering segment of triage with specified patient population.
• Refer all problems and urgent needs to RN or provider and conduct patient follow-up post encounter.
• Make follow-up calls to patients as directed by the provider.
• Manage provider messages and test result reports in accordance with established site procedure.
• Manage prescription and refill medication request paperwork under the direction of the provider and Schedule appointments.
• Review treatment related preparation instructions and follow-up educational material with patients and families as directed by provider or RN.

Other Duties Assigned

• Maintain appropriate monitoring logs.

Supervisory Responsibility

• None

Education and Experience

• High school diploma/ GED required.
• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant training program or military medical corpsman program required.
• Certification or registration as a Medical Assistant (CMA, RMA, or equivalent) preferred.
• BLS certification required or ability to obtain within designated timeframe.
• Clinical experience working in Women’s Health or OB/GYN.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and basic clinical procedures.
• Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to serving underserved and diverse patient populations.

Preferred Skills

• Fluent in English and Spanish- written and verbal communications.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities, as listed in this position description, are not exhaustive. The Organization, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills and/or education will also be considered, so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Position Description. The Organization, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.