Medical Assistant

Baptist Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baptist Health is hiring a Medical Assistant for BHMG General Surgery in Lexington, KY. The role focuses on frontline patient care, vital signs, history collection, and support for providers in a busy surgical practice.

The MA will manage EPIC charting, assist with procedures, and handle scheduling, test coordination, and medication requests. On-site presence and a clinical competency assessment are required for orientation and successful onboarding.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a formal Medical Assistant training program or a minimum of one year of direct, hands‑on patient care in a clinical setting.
• 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 (MA) Trainee Program for further development and reevaluation.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining vital signs.
• Reconciling medications.
• Collecting patient history.
• Facilitating patient flow.
• Managing the electronic health record (EPIC).
• Scheduling appointments.
• Processing medication requests.
• Handling prior authorizations.
• Coordinating tests and procedures.
• Performing EKGs, lab tests, injections, and/or phlebotomy after successful completion of clinical competency.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential to ensure efficient patient care and support for providers.
• Requires regular on-site presence to perform the essential job functions.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient history

EHR EPIC

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Medical Assistant training program

1 year direct patient care

Tools

EPIC EHR

Job description

BHMG General Surgery

1760 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY

Bonus Available

Sign-on bonus is reserved for new hires meeting eligibility criteria.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining vital signs.
• Reconciling medications.
• Collecting patient history.
• Facilitating patient flow.
• Managing the electronic health record (EPIC).
• Scheduling appointments.
• Processing medication requests.
• Handling prior authorizations.
• Coordinating tests and procedures.
• Performing EKGs, lab tests, injections, and/or phlebotomy after successful completion of clinical competency.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential to ensure efficient patient care and support for providers.
• Requires regular on-site presence to perform the essential job functions.

Minimum Requirements

• Graduate of a formal Medical Assistant training program or a minimum of one year of direct, hands‑on patient care in a clinical setting, such as obtaining vital signs, documenting patient history and medications, and performing clinic procedures (e.g. EKGs, phlebotomy, administering injections or vaccines).
• 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 (MA) Trainee Program for further development and reevaluation.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Requirements

• Current Medical Assistant Certification from AAMA, AMT, NAHP, NCCT or AAMP OR active Licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice.
• Medical Assistant, MA, CMA, Certified Medical Assistant, Clinical, Office, Clinic, RMA, Registered Medical Assistant, RN, Registered Nurse, LPN, AAMA, AMT, NCCT, NHA.

Company Overview

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity 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.

Additional Policies

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

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