Medical Assistant - General Surgery Outpatient Clinic

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

INTEGRIS Health is seeking a Medical Assistant for its General Surgery Outpatient Clinic in Edmond, Oklahoma. This full-time, day-shift role provides direct patient care, including taking vital signs and patient histories, performing venipuncture and laboratory tasks, assisting with X-rays and referrals, and handling patient phone messages as directed by a provider or clinical supervisor. The Medical Assistant gathers and documents patient information, contributes to assessments and care planning, monitors patient status, and helps implement and evaluate care interventions. The role also involves managing a high volume of calls, organizing workflow to meet patient needs promptly, and potentially retrieving and transporting medications. The position reports to an assigned director, manager, supervisor, or lead. INTEGRIS Health is Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system and describes its mission as partnering with people to live healthier lives. Benefits for eligible caregivers include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, and 24/7 mental health support.

Requirements

Current nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification or registration; alternatively, six months of clinic Medical Assistant experience and six months of customer service experience are listed as preferred.
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 clinic Medical Assistant experience and six months of customer service experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, including taking vital signs and patient histories, venipuncture, laboratory tasks, X-rays, referrals, and patient phone messages as directed by the provider and/or clinical supervisor.
Gather and document information about patient condition, including lab values, pain levels, patient 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, including 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.