Medical Assistant / Orthopedic Triage MA

Ardent Health Services; Tulsa, Northern (OK, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Utica Park Clinic in Tulsa, OK is seeking a day shift, full-time Orthopedics Triage Medical Assistant to support physicians in a clinic setting, including patient intake, vital signs, and care coordination.

You will work with EMR, assist with referrals and insurance authorizations, maintain exam rooms, and ensure patient privacy and safety during visits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Familiarity with EMR and MS Office.
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Enters, maintains, and reports medical history and claims using EMR.
• Greet patients and escort to exam room; take vital signs as needed.
• Sterilizes instruments; ensures exam rooms are clean, private and ready for patients.
• Maintains inventory and stocks supplies for all exam rooms.
• Manages inventory paperwork and ensures orders are complete.
• Coordinates referrals and insurance authorizations; communicates with pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.

Skills

EMR proficiency

BLS certification within 14 days

Education

High school diploma or GED

MA program graduate or 2 years MA experience

Associate's degree

CMA/RMA certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Orthopedics Triage 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 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).
• 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 must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

Preferred Job Requirements:

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