Medical Assistant

Baptist Health; Kentucky; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baptist Health Medical Group Prospect, KY seeks a dedicated Medical Assistant to join our Primary Care team. You will provide hands-on patient care alongside experienced providers, support patient flow, and help with exams while building meaningful patient relationships.

This role requires a High school diploma or GED, 1 year of hands-on clinical experience (or graduate of accredited MA program), and basic computer skills. EPIC EMR experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of hands-on patient care in a medical office, clinic, or similar setting or graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Basic computer skills; EPIC or another EMR experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical support to physicians and APPs.
• Obtain vitals, collect patient history, reconcile medications.
• Prepare patients for examinations and assist with flow.
• Document patient information in EPIC EMR.
• Schedule appointments and coordinate follow-up care.
• Process prescription refills and prior authorizations.
• Coordinate diagnostic testing and procedures.
• Perform approved clinical procedures (EKGs, phlebotomy, injections).

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Clinical documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Graduate of accredited Medical Assistant program

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Medical Assistant – Primary Care Baptist Health Medical Group Prospect, KY

Full-Time | First Shift | Sign-on bonus is available for eligible new hires. Build a Career That Makes a Difference.

Are you passionate about providing compassionate, hands-on patient care? Baptist Health Medical Group is seeking a dedicated Medical Assistant to join our Primary Care team in the Shelbyville Road area. In this role, you’ll work alongside experienced providers to deliver exceptional care while building meaningful relationships with patients. Whether you’re an experienced Medical Assistant or a recent graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills in a supportive and collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

• Provide direct clinical support to physicians and advanced practice providers.
• Obtain vital signs, collect patient history, and reconcile medications.
• Prepare patients for examinations and assist with patient flow throughout the clinic.
• Document patient information accurately in the EPIC electronic medical record.
• Schedule appointments and coordinate follow-up care.
• Process prescription refill requests and prior authorizations.
• Coordinate diagnostic testing and specialty procedures.
• After successful completion of clinical competency, perform clinical procedures such as:
  • EKGs
  • Phlebotomy
  • Laboratory testing
  • Injections and vaccinations
• Maintain a safe, organized, and patient-focused clinical environment.

What We’re Looking For

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One year of experience providing direct, hands-on patient care in a medical office, clinic, or similar healthcare setting, including duties such as:
  • Obtaining vital signs
  • Documenting patient history and medications
  • Performing clinical procedures such as EKGs, phlebotomy, or administering injections
  • OR Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant training program that includes hands-on clinical experience.
• Additional requirements include:
  • Successful completion of Medical Assistant orientation and clinical competency assessment upon hire.
  • Basic computer skills (experience with EPIC or another electronic medical record system is a plus).
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.
  • BAT and DOT certifications within 90 days of hire for Occupational Medicine positions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Medical Assistant certification through AAMA, AMT, NAHP, NCCT, or AAMP.
• Or graduate of an accredited LPN or RN program with current unrestricted licensure.

Why Join Baptist Health Medical Group?

At Baptist Health Medical Group, you’ll become part of a team committed to delivering exceptional patient care in a welcoming and supportive environment. We invest in our employees by providing comprehensive training, opportunities for professional growth, and a culture built on teamwork and compassion. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients while advancing your healthcare career, we’d love to hear from you.

About Baptist Health

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health 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 in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana.
Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.
Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.
Baptist Health 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.
Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians.
Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.