Medical Assistant Float

Kyeatright; Lexington (KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY seeks a Medical Assistant to provide direct patient care in an outpatient clinic. The role includes vital signs, history documentation, medication reconciliation, and patient flow coordination, with clinical tasks performed on-site.

The candidate will manage the EPIC EMR, assist with scheduling, medications processing, and prior authorizations, and may perform EKGs, phlebotomy, injections, and labs after competency. Office-based teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience as Medical Assistant in a medical office or clinic.
• Direct, hands-on patient care experience (vital signs, history, medications).
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant training program with hands-on patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Obtain vital signs, reconcile medications, collect patient history, and facilitate patient flow.
• Manage the EPIC EMR system and documentation.
• Schedule appointments and process medication requests.
• Handle prior authorizations and coordinate tests and procedures.
• Perform EKGs, lab tests, injections, and/or phlebotomy upon competency.

Skills

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Patient care

Education

High School Diploma or GED

MA training program with hands-on patient experience

Tools

EPIC EMR

EMR systems

Job description

Summary Job Description

The Medical Assistant provides direct patient care and clinical support within an outpatient clinic.

Responsibilities include:

• obtaining vital signs, reconciling medications, collecting patient history, and 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, upon successful completion of clinical competency

Strong communication and organizational skills are essential to ensure efficient patient care and support for providers. This role requires regular on‑site presence to perform the essential job functions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Equivalency
• 1+ year(s) of experience as a Medical Assistant in a medical office, clinic or similar setting required.
• Experience must include direct, hands‑on patient care in a clinical setting, such as obtaining vital signs, documenting patient history and medications, and performing clinical procedures (e.g. EKG’s, phlebotomy, administering injections or vaccines).
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant training program, that includes hands‑on patient experience as part of the curriculum, required.

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 Trainee Program for further development and evaluation.

• Basic computer skills, experience with EMR System a plus.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.
• BAT and DOT certifications required for Medical Assistants in Occupational Medicine within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications for a Certified Medical Assistant

• Current Medical Assistant Certification from AAMA, AMT, NAHP, NCCT, or AAMP.
• Graduate of an accredited LPN or RN program with current unrestricted licensure.

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 Trainee Program for further development and evaluation.

• Basic computer skills, experience with EMR System a plus.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.
• BAT and DOT certifications required for Medical Assistants in Occupational Medicine within 90 days of hire.

About Baptist Health

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

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.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION 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.

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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