Medical Assistant / MA Owasso

Ardent Health Services; Owasso, Northern (OK, KY); Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health Services in Owasso, OK is seeking a day shift, PRN Medical Assistant to join a clinic support team. You will assist with patient care and front-office tasks under the physician-led care team.

Responsibilities include EMR data entry, greeting patients, taking vital signs, sterilizing instruments, stocking exam rooms, and coordinating referrals and insurance authorizations. A HS diploma and BLS certification within 14 days are required; CMA or RMA certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic EMR and Microsoft Office knowledge.
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• Associate’s degree preferred.
• Graduate from an accredited MA program; CMA or RMA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enter, maintain, and report medical history in EMR.
• Greet patients and escort to exam room; take vital signs.
• Sterilize instruments and prep exam rooms; ensure privacy and hygiene.
• Stock supplies and manage exam room inventory; process orders.
• Coordinate referrals and insurance authorizations; relay information to pharmacies/labs.

Skills

Patient care

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree preferred

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification preferred

Tools

EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, PRN, Medical Assistant in Owasso, OK.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with 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:

Responsibilities

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).
• Patient 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.

Qualifications

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).