Medical Assistant

CVS Health CVS Health · Healthcare · Lynnwood, WA +1 · Clinical

Full-time Medical Assistant role at CVS Health's MinuteClinic, focusing on direct patient care, clinical tasks, documentation, and patient experience. Responsibilities include patient intake, administering medications and vaccines, monitoring vital signs, conducting medication reviews, and performing mental health assessments. Requires a Medical Assistant Program graduate and state licensure, with preferred experience in EMR systems and various clinical settings.

What you'd actually do

  1. As a Medical Assistant at MinuteClinic, you’ll be on the front lines of care—making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives every day.
  2. You will perform tasks such as patient registration and intake by accurately document patient medical history—including illnesses, medications, allergies, surgeries, and family history—using electronic health records, wait room management, and other responsibilities to enhance the patient experience.
  3. Additionally, you will develop and administer mental health assessments to screen for depression and evaluate mood, behavior, and cognitive function.
  4. Your clinical responsibilities will include evaluating complex patient conditions, monitor pain levels, and document treatment responses; applying advanced knowledge of vital sign monitoring to identify and record abnormalities in blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature; performing routine assessments to monitor patient health and ensure overall well-being; conducting medication reviews to identify potential side effects and drug interactions.
  5. You will provide excellent patient-focused activities and connect with your patients to meet our ambition to be America’s most trusted health care company.

Skills

Required

  • Full, active and unrestricted license(s) in the State for which MA provides services
  • Credentialing and re-credentialing requirements
  • Active BLS Certification
  • Documentation of care
  • Medication administration
  • Infection control precautions
  • Assessing patient educational needs
  • Physical assessment
  • Obtaining vital signs
  • Performing point of care testing
  • Care coordination
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrates initiative, problem solving ability, adaptability, flexibility, and has the ability to work independently
  • Physical presence in a retail/clinic setting
  • Regular and reliable attendance
  • Prolonged standing and walking
  • Frequent bending, reaching, and use of hands and arms for clinical tasks
  • Ability to position patients and equipment
  • Sufficient visual acuity (including close vision) and manual dexterity to perform clinical procedures and operate computers and clinical equipment
  • May involve exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials

Nice to have

  • Previous experience in Primary Care, Urgent Care or Emergency Room
  • Experience documenting within an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system such as Epic
  • Previous phlebotomy, vaccine administration and point-of-care experience
  • Previous experience with patient registration
  • Experience working in a clinical setting with diverse cultural dynamics among staff and patients
  • Proven ability to manage sensitive information ethically and responsibly