Medical Assistant / MA Pain Management

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

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Health benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

Ardent Health Services in Tulsa, OK, seeks a Day Shift, full-time Pain Management Medical Assistant to provide clinical and administrative support in a clinic-based environment.

The role involves EMR data entry, patient greeting and vital signs, instrument sterilization, inventory management, and facilitating referrals and authorizations. A high school diploma and BLS certification are required, with an Associate degree or CMA/RMA preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Basic EMR and Microsoft Office knowledge.
• BLS Certification required within 14 days of start.
• Preferred: Associate’s degree.
• Graduate from an accredited medical assistant/program or 3 years MA experience.
• Current CMA or RMA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enters, maintains, and reports medical history and files claims using an EMR.
• Greet patients and escort to exam room; take vital signs and other applicable medical information.
• Sterilizes and prepares instruments; keeps exam rooms disinfected, orderly, and safe.
• Assist in maintaining inventory and stocking supplies for all exam rooms.
• Process referrals and insurance authorizations; coordinate with pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.

Skills

EMR knowledge

Microsoft Office

BLS Certification

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or MA program

CMA or RMA certification

Job description

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Pain Management Medical Assistant in Tulsa, 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 more than 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).
• 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.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Microsoft Office knowledge.
• BLS Certification required within 14 days of start.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Associate’s degree.
• Graduate from an accredited medical assistant/medical technologist school/program or three years of MA experience.
• Current national certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).