Medical Assistant - Baptist General Surgery Outpatient linic

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

INTEGRIS Health is seeking a full-time, day-shift Medical Assistant for the INTEGRIS Health Medical Group Baptist General Surgery Outpatient Clinic in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The role provides direct patient care, including collecting vital signs and patient histories, performing venipuncture and lab-related tasks, supporting x-ray and referral workflows, and handling patient phone messages as directed by a provider or clinical supervisor. The Medical Assistant gathers and documents patient information, contributes to patient assessments and reassessments, monitors and documents patient status, and participates in developing, implementing, and evaluating the plan of care. Care interventions may include administering medications other than narcotics. The role also handles a large volume of calls, organizes workflow to meet patient needs promptly, and may retrieve and transport medications. This position reports to an assigned director, manager, supervisor, or lead. INTEGRIS Health describes itself as Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system and its mission is to partner with people to live healthier lives. The position is benefits eligible. The employer is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants without regard to protected status under applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.

Requirements

Current nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification or registration, or six months of clinic Medical Assistant experience.
CPR or BLS certification within 90 days of employment.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

Six months of customer service experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, including taking vital signs and patient history, venipuncture, lab and x-ray tasks, referrals, and patient phone messages as directed by a provider and/or clinical supervisor.
Gather and document information about patient condition, including lab values, pain levels, education needs, nutritional status, and potential complications.
Contribute to patient assessment and reassessment.
Monitor and document patient status.
Participate in developing the plan of care and implementing and evaluating appropriate patient-care interventions, which may include medication administration excluding narcotics.
Manage a large call volume while maintaining excellent telephone etiquette.
Organize workflow to meet patient needs in a timely manner.
Retrieve and transport medications as needed.
Report to the assigned director, manager, supervisor, or lead.