Medical Assistant Primary Care

Baptist Health; Bardstown (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare provider seeks a Medical Assistant for its new clinic in Bardstown, KY. The role involves providing direct patient care and clinical support, including obtaining vital signs and managing patient records using EPIC. Ideal candidates will have direct experience in a clinical setting and excellent communication skills. A sign-on bonus is available for eligible new hires.

Benefits

Sign-on Bonus

Qualifications

• Must obtain AHA BLS within 90 days of hire.
• Prior experience in a medical office, clinic, or similar setting is required.
• Experience with direct patient care in a clinical setting is a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and clinical support.
• Obtain vital signs and patient history.
• Manage the electronic health record (EPIC) and schedule appointments.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Patient Care

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Medical Assistant Primary Care page is loaded

Medical Assistant Primary Care

Apply locations Bardstown, KY time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R25088039

Job Description:

BHMG

* New clinic opening August 2025!

** Sign-on Bonus! **

Job Summary:

The Medical Assistant provides direct patient care and clinical support within an outpatient clinic. Responsibilities include obtaining vital signs, reconciling medications, collecting patient history, and facilitating patient flow. Additional duties involve managing the electronic health record (EPIC), scheduling appointments, processing medication requests, handling prior authorizations, and coordinating tests and procedures. Upon successful completion of clinical competency, the role may also require performing EKGs, lab tests, injections, and/or phlebotomy. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential to ensure efficient patient care and support for providers.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent, required.
• Prior experience in Occupational Medicine, Urgent Care, Primary Care, or a Specialty medical practice preferred.
• A minimum of one year of experience in a medical office, clinic, or similar setting is required. This experience must include direct, hands-on patient care in a clinical setting, such as obtaining manual vital signs, documenting patient history and medications, and performing clinical procedures (e.g., EKGs, phlebotomy, administering injections or vaccines). A combination of relevant experience and formal medical-related education may be considered to meet this requirement.
• Upon hire, all Medical Assistants will undergo a clinical competency assessment and must successfully complete MA orientation. Those who do not meet the required standards will be enrolled in the Medical Assistant (MA) Trainee Program for further development and reevaluation.
• Must obtain AHA BLS within 90 days of hire.Additionally, Medical Assistants hired for Occupational Medicine must obtain both BAT (Breath Alcohol Technician) and DOT (Department of Transportation Certification) within 90 days of hire.

** Sign-on bonus is reserved for new hires meeting eligibility criteria.

Medical Office, Certified Medical Assistant, CMA, AAMA, AMT, NCCT, NHA

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Similar Jobs (2)

Medical Assistant Behavioral Health

locations Bardstown, KY time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago

Medical Assistant

locations Bardstown, KY time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.

Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.

Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call800.648.6056.