Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant – Primary Care, Allergy, Asthma & ImmunologyOverview

Join our growing multispecialty healthcare team as a Medical Assistant supporting primary care, allergy, asthma, and immunology services. In this hands-on role, you will help providers deliver efficient, compassionate, and high-quality care while ensuring smooth daily clinical operations.

The ideal candidate is dependable, organized, comfortable learning new clinical workflows, and committed to creating an excellent patient experience. This paid position offers an opportunity to expand your skills in a fast-paced outpatient practice serving patients with a wide range of primary care and allergic or respiratory conditions.

Duties

• Prepare examination and procedure rooms before each patient visit, ensuring supplies and equipment are clean, organized, properly stocked, and ready for use
• Welcome and room patients, obtain and document vital signs, confirm the reason for the visit, and update medical, surgical, allergy, and medication histories
• Assist providers during primary care, allergy, asthma, and immunology examinations and procedures
• Perform phlebotomy, specimen collection and processing, injections, medication administration, and other permitted clinical tasks under appropriate provider direction
• Assist with allergy skin testing, pulmonary-function testing, spirometry, nebulizer treatments, immunotherapy workflows, and post-injection observation after completing required training
• Recognize and promptly report abnormal vital signs, allergic reactions, breathing difficulties, or other urgent changes in a patient’s condition
• Maintain emergency supplies and assist with basic life-support procedures within the Medical Assistant’s training and scope
• Document patient encounters accurately in the electronic health record, including histories, vital signs, medications, allergies, testing, treatments, and provider instructions
• Prepare laboratory orders, referrals, prescriptions, prior-authorization documentation, and follow-up tasks as directed by the provider
• Contact patients regarding appointments, test instructions, referrals, medication questions, and provider-approved follow-up information
• Support appointment scheduling, incoming calls, medical-record requests, and other front-office functions when needed
• Clean and disinfect clinical areas and equipment according to infection-control and safety protocols
• Monitor clinical inventory, medication and supply expiration dates, refrigerator temperatures, and restocking needs
• Protect patient confidentiality and follow HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control, and practice policies
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced-practice providers, nurses, administrative staff, laboratories, pharmacies, and other members of the care team
• Perform other clinical and administrative duties appropriate to the position and permitted under Nevada law

Qualifications and Skills

• Previous Medical Assistant experience in an outpatient medical practice is preferred
• Experience in primary care, allergy, asthma, immunology, pulmonology, urgent care, or a related specialty is strongly preferred
• Medical Assistant education or certification from a recognized program is preferred
• Current Basic Life Support certification or willingness to obtain it before beginning clinical duties
• Phlebotomy and specimen-handling experience preferred
• Experience administering injections and assisting with clinical testing under provider direction preferred
• Familiarity with allergy testing, immunotherapy, spirometry, nebulizer treatments, or biologic medications is a plus
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, common medications, and basic diagnosis and procedure coding
• Experience using electronic health record and practice-management systems
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate, timely documentation
• Excellent communication and patient-service skills
• Ability to communicate compassionately and professionally with patients from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to prioritize tasks and remain organized in a busy multispecialty environment
• Dependable, punctual, team-oriented, and comfortable working independently when appropriate
• Sound judgment regarding matters that require escalation to a physician, nurse, practice manager, or emergency services

Work Environment

This is an outpatient multispecialty clinic serving primary care, allergy, asthma, and immunology patients. The position involves frequent standing and walking, direct patient contact, use of medical equipment, potential exposure to blood or bodily fluids, and compliance with applicable infection-control and workplace-safety requirements.

We welcome motivated professionals who want to make a meaningful impact on patient health while developing their clinical and administrative skills in a collaborative, patient-centered practice.

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person