BHMG Cardiology Medical Assistant

BHS • Louisville, KY

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant position at Baptist Health Medical Group Cardiology in the St. Matthews area is a full-time, first-shift role, eligible for a $2000 sign-on bonus for new hires meeting specific criteria. This role involves providing direct patient care and clinical support within an outpatient clinic, requiring regular on-site presence. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential to ensure efficient patient care and support for providers. Baptist Health, founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Equivalency
• 1+ year(s) of experience as a Medical Assistant in a medical office, clinic or similar setting, including direct, hands-on patient care (obtaining vital signs, documenting patient history and medications, and performing clinical procedures such as EKG’s, phlebotomy, administering injections or vaccines)
• OR Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant training program that includes hands-on patient experience as part of the curriculum
• Successfully complete MA orientation and clinical competency assessment upon hire
• Basic computer skills
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire
• BAT and DOT certifications required for Medical Assistants in Occupational Medicine within 90 days of hire

Nice To Haves

• Current Medical Assistant Certification from AAMA, AMT, NAHP, NCCT, or AAMP
• OR graduate of an accredited LPN or RN program with current unrestricted licensure
• Experience with EMR System

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and clinical support within an outpatient clinic
• Obtain vital signs
• Reconcile medications
• Collect patient history
• Facilitate patient flow
• Manage the electronic health record (EPIC)
• Schedule appointments
• Process medication requests
• Handle prior authorizations
• Coordinate tests and procedures
• Perform EKGs (upon successful completion of clinical competency)
• Perform lab tests (upon successful completion of clinical competency)
• Perform injections (upon successful completion of clinical competency)
• Perform phlebotomy (upon successful completion of clinical competency)

Benefits

• $2000 SignOn Bonus (reserved for new hires meeting eligibility criteria)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED