Medical Assistant (office)
DEPARTMENT: Public Health
Grade: 21
Starting Salary: $30,778.54
Position: 511089
Posted: February 7, 2025
Closing: February 21, 2025**
**Salary:**$30,778,.54
**This position also qualifies for Recruitment and Retention Pay of an additional $2.00 for actual regular hours worked through October 20, 2024 or a maximum of $14,000.00, whichever comes first. The Recruitment and Retention pay is received on six month intervals ending in April and October.
**Grade:** 21**Closing date**: **Until filled**
Responsibilities:Employees in this position will perform a variety of tasks including clerical, sub-professional health services and delegated nursing tasks. Tasks involve recording and maintaining patient data, assisting medical providers and nurses with standard nursing and laboratory functions, accurate documentation of services in an electronic health record, communication in multiple forms with patients, medical providers, referral sources, pharmacies, etc.
Proficiency in keyboard and communication skills and ability to follow written and oral instruction is required. Provides information, as directed by medical providers or nurses to health services clients, contacts clients regarding test results, follow up, etc.
Assists medical providers and nurses with standard nursing assignments such as setting up equipment, assisting medical providers with pelvic examinations, other examinations and procedures and other delegated tasks. Some lifting of patients may be required.
Performs other related duties as required. General work hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, with some early morning or
occasional evening and/or weekend work required to meet the public health needs of the community.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Some knowledge of common health and safety precautions in working in local health departments.
- Ability to work with staff and patients, under supervision, as set up by departmental policies.
- Ability to maintain clerical records and to compile reports from these records.
- Ability to use sound judgment and empathy in dealing with patients.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Graduation High school or General Educational Development diploma, completion of a one-year formal training course in medical office assisting at a community college or technical institute,
- ORHigh school or General Educational Development diploma and a combination of one year of clerical and health/dental related experience,
- ORan equivalent combination of education and experience
Credit for service in a previous occupation substantially similar
**to the posted job will be taken into consideration**
**HOW TO APPLY:**- Applicants must register with NCWorks at
- Please submit a PD-107 application, found online at
- **Applications must include ALLvalid contact information.**No applications are accepted at Macon County Human Resources
- **Completed Applications may be submitted to**Macon County NCWorksCareer Center, 5 West Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734
or e-mailed to: MaconCounty@ncworks.gov
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