Medical Assistant - (FLOAT) Bridgewater Ortho/Podiatry

Job Title: Medical Assistant (Float) Sports Medicine and Podiatry Job Description
This Medical Assistant position provides compassionate, high-quality care to patients in a fast-paced sports medicine and podiatry practice. The role focuses on back-office clinical support and administrative duties, including patient intake, vital signs, chart preparation, and electronic medical record updates, while floating between multiple office locations. You will work closely with physicians and other medical assistants to support high-volume patient visits and ensure an efficient, professional, and caring experience for every patient.
Responsibilities
- Provide compassionate, professional care to patients in a sports medicine and podiatry setting.
- Perform patient intakes, including gathering medical histories, family histories, and previous visit notes.
- Update and maintain accurate patient information in the electronic medical record (EMR), including EPIC and Athena systems.
- Support back-office functions such as rooming patients, preparing rooms, and ensuring readiness for physician visits.
- Measure and record vital signs for patients prior to examinations.
- Conduct medication reconciliation and verify current medications with patients.
- Prepare charts prior to patient visits to ensure all necessary information and documentation are available.
- Complete prior authorizations as needed for procedures, medications, or referrals.
- Restock patient rooms and supply closets, and complete inventory to maintain adequate supplies.
- Triage incoming phone calls from physicians and patients, responding to questions or routing calls appropriately.
- Assist with administrative duties during downtime, including general office tasks and documentation.
- Collaborate with physicians and fellow medical assistants to manage high patient volumes and maintain efficient workflows.
- Adapt communication and work style to different physician personalities and pacing while maintaining professionalism.
- Support care for patients with sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, tendonitis, bursitis, concussions, overuse injuries, arthritis, joint pain, and post-surgical rehabilitation needs.
- Facilitate physical therapy referrals and related follow-up as directed by physicians.
Essential Skills
- Accredited diploma from a Medical Assistant (MA) school is required.
- Comfort working in sports medicine, orthopedic, and podiatry practice environments.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced office with frequent, rapid patient visits.
- Experience providing direct patient care and clinical support as a medical assistant; 1 year of medical assistant experience preferred, but new graduates are welcome.
- Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR), including updating patient information and documenting visits.
- Ability to perform vital signs measurement and basic clinical intake procedures.
- Strong attention to detail for chart preparation, medication reconciliation, and prior authorizations.
- Effective communication skills for interacting with patients, physicians, and colleagues.
- Ability to triage phone calls and respond appropriately to physician and patient questions.
- Adaptability to work with different physician personalities and varying work styles.
- Reliability and flexibility to work within a 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. availability window on weekdays.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) credential is preferred but not required.
- Experience with orthopedic or podiatry patients is highly beneficial.
- Familiarity with EPIC and Athena EMR systems is a plus.
- Comfort caring for patients with a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions, including sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, tendonitis, bursitis, concussions, overuse injuries, arthritis, and joint pain.
- Ability to support rehabilitation and physical therapy referral processes.
- Strong teamwork skills and willingness to collaborate closely with multiple physicians and medical assistants.
- Organizational skills to manage high patient volumes and maintain accurate records.
- Positive, patient-centered attitude and commitment to delivering compassionate care.
Work Environment
This role is based in a high-volume sports medicine and podiatry practice, where the office may see approximately 80100 patients per day, with each physician typically seeing 2050 patients daily. You will work under multiple sports medicine physicians and alongside several other medical assistants as part of a collaborative clinical team. The standard schedule is a full-time, 40-hour day shift, Monday through Friday. Typical hours are around 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some days running 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., depending on physician schedules. There is a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. The primary location is Bridgewater, NJ on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.), with floating to Berkeley Heights and Westfield on Tuesday and Thursday (8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.), and only occasional coverage at other nearby sites such as Florham Park, Morristown, Denville, and Short Hills. Some Saturday shifts may be required, typically in the morning (for example, 7:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. or 8:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.). The environment is busy and fast-paced, requiring flexibility, strong teamwork, and the ability to adapt to different physician personalities and workflow speeds. Dress is professional clinical attire appropriate for a medical office setting.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Raritan, New Jersey.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $21.00 - $28.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Raritan, New Jersey.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 27, 2026.
Workplace Type
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