Medical Assistant / MA Urgent Care Stillwater

Ardent Health Services; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health Services seeks a full-time Urgent Care Medical Assistant in Stillwater, OK. The role supports clinicians in a clinic-based environment, with EMR data entry, patient check-in, vital signs, and exam room preparation.

Responsibilities include instrument sterilization, inventory management, referrals/authorizations, and coordinating with pharmacies, labs, and patients. High school diploma or GED and BLS within 2 weeks of hire are required.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or GED.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Microsoft Office.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer.

Responsibilities

• Enter, maintain, and report medical history in EMR and file claims.
• Assist with patient greeting, exam room escort, and vital signs collection.
• Sterilize instruments and ensure exam rooms are clean, private, and ready for patients.
• Maintain inventory and stock supplies and equipment for exam rooms.
• Process referrals and insurance authorizations and communicate with pharmacies and labs.

Skills

EMR proficiency

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS certification within 14 days

Graduate from accredited MA program

Associate’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Join our team as a full-time, Urgent Care Medical Assistant in Stillwater, OK.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

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)