Medical Assistant-Senior (Gateway Pulmonary)

Under limited supervision, responsible for general clinical duties such as taking vital signs, giving injections, performing simple diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, sterilizing and cleaning equipment, and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site. May perform some administrative duties and support the documentation of patient records as dictated by the physician or provider. ### Responsibilities - **CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSSITANT LICENCE REQUIRED | 5 YEARS OF MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AND HIGHSCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED** - Intakes patients by obtaining vital signs and weight. - Obtains history, chief complaint, medications, allergies and documents appropriately in the EMR. - Report all pertinent findings to Physicians. - Manages patient appointments according to the Physician's schedules and protocols. - Answers messages from patients by clinic policy. - Handle all medication refills or request via clinic policy. - Prepares charts as necessary for next scheduled clinic, provide physician with all necessary test results, lab results and medical records as requested. - Communicate all necessary patient information to physician in a timely manner. - Handles and answers external as well as internal phone calls and assists in department call center transferring calls to the appropriate departments. - Provides in-service training and precepts Medical Assistants. - Participates in developing best practices in clinical workflows. - Performs Point of Care Testing (POCT), documents and reports clinical findings to Registered Nurse (RN) in charge and/or Provider. - Performs all other duties as assigned. - This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48. ### Qualifications - Supports the mission, vision and patient promise throughout all interactions. - Communicates effectively, written and verbally. - Possess analytical thinking – this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner. - Participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing the highest quality of care to the patient the UT Health Way. - Knowledge of EPIC software; may be required to be EPIC super user. - Meets all training and competency requirements. This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48. ### About the Company The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence — advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science, engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity, business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio has been recognized by Forbes as one of *America’s Best Employers for Company Culture*. **Benefits Overview** UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits. **Medical** - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and…