Medical Assistant

BHS • Elizabethtown, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant (MA) will be responsible for the coordination of direct patient care activities and providing clinical support to providers within one of Baptist Health's clinical practices, specifically BHMG Urgent Care Ring Rd. This full-time role involves checking in patients, obtaining vital signs, performing medication reconciliation, and gathering patient medical history information. The MA will navigate the electronic health record system (EPIC) and communicate with pharmacies, insurance companies, patients, and physicians, while upholding Baptist’s mission and core values that drive service excellence. 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, and it also operates two joint venture hospitals. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states and 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. Its employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties.

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 required, including direct, hands-on patient care in a clinical setting, such as obtaining vital signs, documenting patient history and medications, and performing clinical procedures (e.g. 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
• Upon hire, all Medical Assistants will undergo a clinical competency assessment and must successfully complete MA orientation. Those who do not meet the required standards will be enrolled in the Medical Assistant Trainee Program for further development and evaluation.
• 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

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

Responsibilities

• Check in patients
• Obtaining vital signs & medication reconciliation
• Patient medical history information
• Navigating electronic health record system (EPIC)
• Communicate with pharmacies, insurance companies, patients and physicians
• Uphold Baptist’s mission and core values that drive service excellence

Benefits

• Retention Bonus Sign-on bonus (reserved for new hires meeting eligibility criteria)
• Competitive Benefits Package
• 401k Plan with Match
• Certification/Education Reimbursement
• University partnerships for continuing education
• Term and LTC insurance
• 40 hours of PTO on day of hire
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund for employees in need of emergency financial support

What This Job Offers

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