Medical Assistant

Fordland Clinic, Inc.; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

403(b) retirement

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Bereavement Leave

Job summary

Fordland Clinic, Inc. is seeking a Medical Assistant to support nurse practitioners and physicians in delivering high quality care to medical and behavioral health patients.

Responsibilities include taking vital signs, rooming patients, and assisting with exams across all three locations. Full-time hours with a typical 8am–5pm schedule and flexibility to cover clinic hours as needed.

Qualifications

• High school graduation required.
• Current CMA or LPN preferred.
• 2+ years of medical experience may substitute MA certification.
• BLS/CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Take patient vital signs (BP, pulse, height, weight).
• Room patients and document chief complaint.
• Collaborate with the provider for coordinated patient care.
• Manage patient flow with scheduled appointments and walk-ins.
• Clean medical equipment and routinely check oxygen levels.
• Prepare exam rooms and assist the provider with procedures.
• Prepare patients for exams and procedures.
• Assist with Covid/Flu clinics at all locations.
• Pre-Visit planning including outreach to vaccinate patients without appointments.
• Assist with inventory management.
• Provide back up support to Clinical Coordinator.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

BLS/CPR certified

Education

High school graduate

Current CMA or LPN, preferred

2+ years medical experience may substitute MA cert

Job description

$1,000 Sign-on Bonus

Medical Assistants provide critical support to the nurse practitioners and physicians in providing quality medical care to both medical and behavioral health patients.

Responsibilities (included, but not limited to):

• Take patient vital signs, including but not limited to blood pressure, pulse rate, height, and weight
• Room patients and establish a reason for the visit. Document chief complaint
• Work collaboratively with the provider for the coordination of quality health care for clinic patients
• Manage patient flow with the correct balancing of scheduled appointments and walk-ins according to the number and skills of providers present
• Clean medical equipment as necessary. Routinely check oxygen levels in the oxygen tank
• Prepare exam rooms and assist the provider with procedures
• Prepare patients for exams/procedures
• Assist with all Covid/Flu clinics at all 3 locations
• Pre-Visit Planning includingreaching out to patients due for vaccines that do not have appointment scheduled yet
• Assist with inventory management
• Provide back up support to Clinical Coordinator
• Other Duties as assigned

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school graduate
• Current Certified Medical Assistant or LPN, preferred
• 2 or more years of experience in the medical field may be adequate instead of a MA certification
• BLS/CPR certified

Benefits:

• Health Insurance – Fordland Clinic pays 90% of an individual employee’s monthly premium costs, and a significant portion of alternate plans for employee only, employee + spouse, employee+ child(ren), or family coverage.
• Dental Insurance – Fordland Clinic offers affordable dental insurance, as well as a buy up option for those anticipating higher expected dental expenses.
• Vision Insurance – that includes coverage options for eye exams, glasses as well as contact lenses.
• Life Insurance – Fordland Clinic Provides $15,000 of life insurance to its employees at no cost to the employee. Additional life insurance coverage for employees, their spouse and children are also available at group pricing.
• Aflac Products – Employees have the option of purchasing additional products such as long-term disability, short term disability, accident, and other insurance products at group rates through our Aflac representative.
• Generous PTO
• Bereavement Leave and Paid Medical Leave
• Retirement – 403(b) retirement option with employer matching
• Fitness Benefit – Fordland Clinic encourages health and wellbeing and will contribute up to $100 per year for a fitness facility membership, or other approved fitness expenses.
• “Thank You” recognition program through Motivosity, redeemable for gifts and gift cards.

Work hours:

Full-time, hourly position, Hours are subject to change. Clinic hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday Current need for this role is Monday - Thursday 8am-5pm. Although this is the typical schedule for the role, this position may be scheduled to work any of the days the clinic is open and may be scheduled to arrive 15 minutes prior to opening and may be scheduled to leave one hour after closing, depending on patients scheduled.