Medical Assistant

NextCare; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) Plan

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Job summary

A healthcare company in Tucson, Arizona, is looking for an energetic Medical Assistant to support patient care in a fast-paced urgent care setting. Responsibilities include assisting with exams, administering medications, and performing blood draws. Candidates must have a high school diploma, complete an accredited Medical Assistant program, and have necessary certifications. Benefits include medical, dental, and 401(k) plans.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Completed an accredited Medical Assistant training program.
• Must be proficient in EMR/EHR.

Responsibilities

• Assist provider with exams and patient care under supervision.
• Administer medications per policy and Provider's direction.
• Perform blood draws as directed by the Provider.

Skills

Customer service skills

Knowledge of EMR/EHR

Ability to perform blood draws

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Completed an approved Medical Assistant training program

Certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA)

Job description

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NextCare Introduction

NextCare strives to be the leader in high access healthcare, offering urgent care, occupational health, virtual health and primary care services to our patients. With offering services in eleven states (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming) and over 165 urgent care clinic locations, we offer exceptional, affordable care to patients across the country.

At NextCare, we constantly strive to provide you with the highest degree of caring, growth, integrity, results and teamwork. These essential core values form the foundation of our relationships with patients, customers, investors, partners and one another. Extraordinarily high‑performance standards serve as critical guides for making important clinical and business decisions. The expression of these standards is evident in our behavior, our attitude, and our approach to our daily work. The product of our strict adherence to core values is the ability to harness tremendous organizational energy to achieve our goal of upholding the highest standard for quality and service within the high access healthcare. This unique combination of values, performance standards and commitment serves as the key to our success.

What We Are Looking For

NextCare Urgent Care is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Medical Assistant that likes the challenge of a fast‑pace setting and working in a team environment. We are looking for customer‑friendly and passionate employees to be a part of our growing organization where patients and employees are our top priority.

Responsibilities

• Assists provider with exams (including patient vitals), procedures and other processes related to direct patient care under direct supervision of the Provider and within the scope of practice of a Medical Assistant.
• Administers all forms of medications per policy and Provider direction and adheres to all safety protocols and procedures for medication administration.
• Will perform blood draws as per direction of the Provider.
• May be responsible for urine collection for various testing to include employer drug screens.
• May perform splinting and casting.
• Conduct various type physicals such as sports physicals.
• Performs other related duties specific to urgent care such as ear lavage, wound care and oxygen administration.
• Notifies the provider on duty promptly of all unusual patient occurrences including medication events on an incident report.
• Promptly notifies the Clinic Manager of patient or employee safety concerns.
• Follows guidelines and requirements of laboratory and clinical accreditation policies.
• Must be proficient in EMR/EHR.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or described by Company policy.

As a Medical Assistant, you may also be asked to support Front Office Reception. When working in the front office you will perform such duties as: keeping patients and families informed of wait times, monitoring the flow of patients, processing patients for discharge including preparing charges, collecting payment, obtaining all necessary signatures and issuing receipts.

How You Will Make An Impact

The Medical Assistant supports the organization with customer service and treating all of our patients with respect and dignity. They ensure the clinic and front reception area is running smoothly and patient flow at the optimum, as well as provide patient care services in the back office medical setting, which will meet the specific needs of the patient.

Essential Education, Experience and Skills

Education: Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent.

• Completed an APPROVED (accredited) Medical Assistant training program.
• Completed an UNAPPROVED (non‑accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following:
  • American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) – Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam and certification.
  • American Medical Technologists (AMT) – Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam and certification.
  • National Healthcareer Association (NHA) – Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam and certification.

Benefits

NextCare offers full‑time employees medical, health savings account, employee visit program, dental, vision, basic life, voluntary employee/spouse/child life, long‑term disability, short‑term disability, employee assistance program, critical illness, accident, legal, identity theft and paid time off benefits. Employees of all statuses are offered 401(k) Plan benefits. Employees in select positions are offered shift differential benefits. Benefits are offered per policy and plan rules.