Medical Assistant

NextCare•Oklahoma City, OK

17h•Onsite

About The Position

NextCare strives to be the leader in high access healthcare, offering urgent care, occupational health, virtual health and primary care services to its patients across eleven states and over 165 urgent care clinic locations. The company values caring, growth, integrity, results, and teamwork, which form the foundation of its relationships and guide clinical and business decisions. NextCare Urgent Care is seeking an energetic, enthusiastic, customer-friendly, and passionate Medical Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, prioritizing patients and employees.

Requirements

Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent
Completed an APPROVED (accredited) Medical Assistant training program.
Completed an UNAPPROVED (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following: American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) - administers the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam and certification; or American Medical Technologists (AMT) -- provides the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam and certification to individuals who have completed the AMT criteria; or National Healthcareer Association (NHA)-administers the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam and certification
Completed an UNAPPROVED medical assistant training program AND was employed as a medical assistant for one (1) year or more after program completion OR must have VERIFIABLE work experience directly supervised by Provider or Physician Group for a minimum of 2000 hours or 1 year.

Responsibilities

Assists provider with exams (including patient vitals), procedures and other processes related to direct patient care under direct supervision of the Provider and within the scope of practice of a Medical Assistant.
Administers all forms of medications per policy and Provider direction and adheres to all safety protocols and procedures for medication administration.
Will perform blood draws as per direction of the Provider
May be responsible for urine collection for various testing to include employer drug screens
May perform splinting and casting
Conduct various type physicals such as sports physicals
Performs other related duties specific to urgent care such as ear lavage, wound care and oxygen administration.
Notifies the provider on duty promptly of all unusual patient occurrences including medication events on an incident report.
Promptly notifies the Clinic Manager of patient or employee safety concerns.
Follows guidelines and requirements of laboratory and clinical accreditation policies.
Must be proficient in EMR/EHR
Performs other related duties as assigned or described by Company policy.
When working in the front office you will perform such duties as: keeping patients and families informed of wait times, monitor the flow of patients, process patients for discharge including preparing charges, collecting payment, obtaining all necessary signatures and issuing receipts.