Medical Assistant / MA Muskogee

Ardent Health Services; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Wellness resources

Job summary

Ardent Health Services in Muskogee, OK is seeking a day shift, full-time Medical Assistant to support clinical and administrative tasks in a clinic-based team led by physicians or mid-level providers.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, EMR and MS Office familiarity, and BLS certification within 14 days of hire. Preferred are an Associate’s degree and CMA/RMA certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Basic EMR and Microsoft Office knowledge.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire.
• Preferred: Associate’s degree.
• Preferred: CMA or RMA certification.

Responsibilities

• Enters, maintains, and reports medical history, medical coding, and files claims using EMR.
• Supports patients: greeting, escort to exam room, and taking vitals.
• Sterilizes and prepares instruments; keeps exam rooms clean and ready.
• Maintains inventory and stocks supplies for all exam rooms.
• Maintains inventory paperwork and reviews orders for completeness.
• Addresses referrals and insurance authorizations and forwards information for prescriptions, x-ray or labs.

Skills

BLS certification

Medical terminology

Patient care

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree

CMA or RMA certification

Tools

EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Family Medicine Medical Assistant in Muskogee, OK.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• Utica Park Clinic, founded in 1982, is a multi-specialty medical group with more than 300 employed physicians and advanced practice providers representing over 25 specialties across 80 plus clinics in Oklahoma.

Learn About a Day in the Life of a Medical Assistant:

The Medical Assistant provides superior patient care and performs administrative and delegated clinical tasks that support patients in a clinic-based environment as part of a care team led by the physician and/or advanced practice provider.

• Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history, medical coding, and files claims using an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Patients visit support that may include Greeting patients, and escorting patient to exam room and/or taking patients’ vital signs, and other applicable medical information to effectively support the reason for the patients visit and recommended treatment.
• Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments. Ensures patient exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for incoming patients. Provides patients with privacy, comfort, safety and hygiene.
• Assists in maintaining inventory and stocking supplies, instruments and equipment for all exam rooms.
• Maintains appropriate paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders received for completeness.
• Addresses and requests referrals and other insurance authorizations in addition to passing along patient information for prescription, x-ray or lab requisitions to necessary parties. This includes calls to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Microsoft Office knowledge.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Associate’s degree.
• Graduate from an accredited medical assistant/medical technologist school/program
• Prior experience in a clinic or hospital setting supporting patient care
• Current national certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).