Position

    Virtual Medical Assistant

    The full-time remote backbone of any medical office.

    A virtual medical assistant is a dedicated, full-time remote staff member who runs the day-to-day administrative workload of a medical practice — scheduling, intake, refills, message triage, follow-ups, and EHR documentation. Staffing For Doctors virtual medical assistants are HIPAA-trained, specialty-matched, and onboarded in 48 hours starting at $14/hour.

    What is a virtual medical assistant?

    A virtual medical assistant is a dedicated, full-time remote staff member who runs the day-to-day administrative workload of a medical practice — scheduling, intake, refills, message triage, follow-ups, and EHR documentation. Staffing For Doctors virtual medical assistants are HIPAA-trained, specialty-matched, and onboarded in 48 hours starting at $14/hour.

    What a medical assistant does day-to-day

    Staffing For Doctors places dedicated virtual medical assistants inside Athena, eClinicalWorks, Epic, NextGen, Practice Fusion, Dentrix, and most other major EHRs. Each VMA is full-time (40 hours per week), assigned to a single practice, and trained on your specialty's workflows before day one. They handle scheduling, appointment confirmations, intake, chart prep, message triage, refill routing, follow-up calls, and basic insurance work. For a typical clinic this gives providers back two to four hours per day and removes the after-hours documentation burden that drives burnout.

    Daily responsibilities of a medical assistant

    • Patient scheduling, confirmations, and waitlist management
    • Inbound and outbound calls, voicemail return, portal triage
    • EHR chart prep before each visit
    • Refill routing and message triage to the right provider
    • Insurance verification and basic eligibility checks
    • Post-visit follow-up and recall outreach

    Tools & EHRs supported

    AthenaeClinicalWorksEpicNextGenPractice FusionDentrixOpenDentalKareoDrChrono

    Outcomes

    70%
    Lower staffing cost vs in-house hire
    48hrs
    From contract to live coverage
    2hrs
    Saved per provider per day

    Frequently asked questions

    About hiring a virtual medical assistant from Staffing For Doctors.

    Get a medical assistant live in 48 hours

    Book a 20-minute call. We will scope the role, share pricing, and shortlist candidates within 24 hours.