Health Center Lead I / Medical Assistant - Poplar Bluff, MO

MH Health Care Services PC; Poplar Bluff (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Marathon Health services for you/

Medical, dental, vision plans

Paid holidays

Job summary

Marathon Health is seeking an entry-level Health Center Lead I, MA to guide daily on-site operations and deliver high-quality primary care. You will ensure smooth patient flow, supervise clinical and support staff, and maintain compliance with standards.

You will oversee scheduling, staffing, and go-live readiness while collaborating with the Director of Operations and Market Medical Director to align care with organizational goals. This role requires consistent on-site presence.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of direct healthcare experience in healthcare settings.
• Active CMA/LPN/LVN certification or equivalent.
• Ability to lead patient care and coordinate staff scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and preventive care, including care planning and chronic disease management.
• Oversee health center operations, scheduling, staffing, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and staff development; coordinate with leadership.

Skills

Direct healthcare experience

Leadership

Staff scheduling

Education

CMA/LPN/LVN certification

Job description

ABOUT THE JOB

Marathon Health is a leading advanced primary care provider, partnering with employer and union plan sponsors to improve health for millions of Americans. With nationwide onsite, nearsite, and network health centers, and virtual primary care, Marathon delivers a value-based model that enhances the healthcare experience for members and providers, while driving meaningful cost savings for plan sponsors. Marathon is proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work®, reflecting the company's commitment to building an inclusive, high-trust culture where all employees can thrive. Learn more at marathon.health

The entry level Health Center Lead I, MA will lead the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered primary care services while managing the daily operations of a Health Center. This dual-function role blends clinical insight with operational coordination to ensure seamless care delivery and a strong functioning Health Center. This role will oversee day-to-day operations of assigned health center(s), including workflows, staffing, scheduling, and compliance. This role will also collaborate with internal stakeholders such as the Director of Operations, Market Medical Director, and others to align care delivery with organizational goals. This position requires a consistent on-site presence to support staff, monitor operations, and ensure delivery of high-quality care.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clinical Care•75% Provide primary and preventive care to an eligible patient population, including comprehensive evaluations and care planning. Manage chronic conditions through ongoing, collaborative care. Ensure a positive patient experience reflected in satisfaction metrics (e.g., NPS scores).
• Health Center Operations – 25% Health Center Operations and Scheduling Frozen time, visits per hour (VPH), utilization, same/next day availability, missing slips, daily logs, service recovery Oversee daily operations of the clinic, including patient flow, scheduling, inventory, and regulatory compliance. Coordinate with internal support teams to address IT, technical, facility, or supply issues. Lead quality reviews and maintain alignment with all applicable standards and certifications. Oversee teammate scheduling and coverage to ensure adequate staffing as they arise related to PTO and leave requests. Support health center go-live readiness by being on-site during opening, directing clinical support staff, ensuring completion of clinical operations such as QC testing, documentation, and staff competencies, and collaborating with PMO and internal teams to resolve setup needs, maintain readiness, and deliver a seamless first day of patient care. Ensure huddles are done on a daily basis.
• People Leadership and Team Culture Turnover, Standout adoption, Pulse survey completion Teammate Payroll: Approve timesheets, approve PTO Teammate Engagement: Build a positive, high-performing culture aligned with Marathon Health’s values by utilizing StandOut, EP, and recognition and coaching tools provided to support teammate engagement and development. Teammate Relations: Support a positive, respectful, and productive work environment by addressing teammate concerns, resolving conflicts, ensuring fair treatment, and promoting strong communication between teammates and leaders. Teammate Onboarding/Recruiting: Leads the recruitment and selection of teammates in partnership with operations leadership. Position requisition, onboards, trains and supports new teammates and ensures new hires are set up for success. Communication: Primary point of communication for distribution of information to clinical support staff. Coordinate daily communication of meetings and ensure that all teammates are informed of important company updates and are well equipped with information in a timely manner. Performance, Engagement & Events Serve as the health center’s lead coordinator for client events such as biometric screenings, health fairs, and wellness outreach. Partner on patient engagement strategies to improve participation and outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of prior experience in a direct healthcare setting delivering excellent service to clients, patients, and providers and teammates. Experience in a direct healthcare setting or professional role with an active certification such as CMA/LPN/LVN, other healthcare specialization.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to communicate with clients, patients, business leaders and professionals.
• Exceptional customer service skills and ability to promote teamwork.
• Ability to build and maintain trusting relationships by approaching all work with integrity and commitment.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task, prioritize work, execute a plan, and meet deadlines.
• Flexibility and adaptive skills with the ability to effectively manage competing priorities in a constantly evolving workplace in a fast-paced environment.

Pay Range: $22.00-27.00/hr The actual offer may vary dependent upon geographic location and the candidate’s years of experience and/or skill level. This position is eligible for a monthly leadership stipend. We are accepting applications for this position until a candidate has been selected.

BENEFITS

Our benefits are built around access to care that works, starting with FREE Marathon Health services for you and your family, which provides unlimited, free primary care, routine labs, select prescriptions, vaccinations, and virtual mental health care for you and your family so that our teammates can do their best work and build better healthcare

Eligibility varies based on PT or FT status:

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits: Choice of 2 medical plans, 2 dental plans, and vision coverage, unlimited free mental health benefits and EAP resources, Rewards for challenges and healthy lifestyle activities
• Family Friendly & Reproductive Health Benefits: Family-building and hormonal health benefits and paid parental leave
• Time-Based Benefits: Generous PTO or FTO, Paid Holidays + A Day for What Matters
• Financial Support: Company paid Basic Life and Disability insurance, Supplemental Life, Spending Accounts, 401(k) with employer match and graded vesting
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) for maintaining and strengthening the knowledge, skills, and expertise of our health center teammates, as applicable

Marathon Health is a leading advanced primary care provider, partnering with employer and union plan sponsors to improve health for millions of Americans. With nationwide onsite, nearsite, and network health centers, and virtual primary care, Marathon delivers a value-based model that enhances the healthcare experience for members and providers, while driving meaningful cost savings for plan sponsors. Marathon is proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work®, reflecting the company's commitment to building an inclusive, high-trust culture where all employees can thrive. Learn more at marathon.health

Marathon Health exists to enable millions of people to live their healthiest lives, one patient at a time. If you have a passion for improving patient lives while transforming a broken U.S. healthcare, Marathon is the place for you.

Marathon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all teammates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Marathon Health is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Marathon Health will never ask a candidate for personal identifiable information (date of birth, social security number, driver’s license information, etc) via email or messenger tools, or for a financial deposit of any kind.

All our open positions are listed here on our website and any emails sent from our teammates contain the address "@marathon.health" if you have any questions or concerns about suspicious emails or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly at [e-mail].