Medical Assistant- Sleep Medicine, Macungie

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Macungie (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Medical Assistant to support primary clinical teams and assist in delivering health care management within the practice.

The role involves maintaining patient records, scheduling, and coordinating with physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to ensure smooth patient flow. Responsibilities include pre-visit planning, preparing patients for examinations, assisting with procedures, and maintaining a clean, stocked exam area while

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate of accredited Medical Assistant program strongly preferred.
• Two years experience in a similar healthcare setting preferred.
• BLS/CPR certified or within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivery of health care management for the practice.
• Support primary clinical teams and participate in department activities.
• Schedule appointments and track referrals.
• Prepare patients for examination and assist during visits.
• Maintain exam rooms and clinical supplies.
• Communicate with providers and Care Coordinators regarding patient care and follow-up.

Skills

Medical teamwork

Patient care

Attention to detail

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Accredited Medical Assistant program (preferred)

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Medical Assistant’s primary responsibility is to assist in the delivery of health care management for the practice. This will include actively participating and supporting primary clinical teams. The Medical Assistant is a professional member of the interdisciplinary team and consistently demonstrates and promotes the values of the organization. The Medical Assistant will work with and receive supervision from the practice manager, physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Actively participates in maintaining and/or improving quality improvement initiatives.
• Effectively manages the scheduling of appointments and tracking of referrals.
• Opens and closes office as required.
• Assists in capturing patient demographic information.
• Actively participates in department activities to include: attends departmental meetings; actively participates as a team member in resolution of problems as they are identified; analyzes current procedures, bringing suggestions for improvement to the attention of team members and supervisors for consideration.
• Conducts pre-visit planning by reviewing and updating the patient’s medical record prior to the appointment with recent test results and correspondence and determines needed services by conferring with physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
• Completes pre-charting of all value based pieces up to 5 days prior to patient’s appointment.
• Send messages to the Care Team, when warranted.
• Responsible for prepping patients for their examination and escorting them into the exam room. Preparation includes: height, weight and vital signs; update medication list; update allergies in record; update personal, family and social history; inquire about smoking status; obtains the reason for the visit.
• Provides other patient care services as needed/directed: keeps exam rooms clean; maintaining clinical supplies in exam rooms; cleans and autoclaves contaminated instruments ; gives injections or immunizations; within State approved scope of practice; phlebotomy; pulmonary functions/nebulizer; EKG; OB/GYN exams assist as needed.
• Responsible to dispose Bio-Hazardous waste and regular waste per practice protocol.
• Maintains vaccine temp logs, inventory and ordering of medical supplies (i.e.: vaccines, medications), disposing of expired sample medication, and stocking rooms to set par levels.
• As appropriate assists with scheduling outpatient testing, pre-certifying patients for procedures and referral processing, responds to patient communications within practice guidelines, refill medications per practice protocol, provides patients with information relating to their visit (info packets, vaccine advisory sheets, etc).
• Communicates and coordinates with providers or Care Coordinators regarding hospital discharge, ED visits, consulting physicians, community resources, disease management, patient self-management, patient and/or family education on chronic conditions, individualized patient care plan, and follow-up contact with patient as indicated to ensure compliance with recommendations, medications, labs or other testing as well as specialist visits.
• Reviews in-basket clinical pool messages and complete necessary information in order to clear the message.
• Maintains referral work queue and update notes in order to communicate with other departments.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time (up to 8 hours at time).
• Requires continual use of fingers for patient care, writing and computer entry.
• Routinely uses upper extremities; occasional requirement to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally push cart with supplies up to 30 pounds.
• Occasionally push wheelchair with patient weighing up to 325 pounds.Regularly requires ability to stoop, bend and reach above shoulder level.
• Requires ability to hear normal conversation and good general, near and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION:

HS diploma or equivalent required. Graduate of accredited Medical Assistant program is strongly preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Two years experience in a similar healthcare setting is preferred; customer service experience is strongly preferred; BLS/CPR: current or within 60 days of hire; through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• Where applicable, a 30/60/90 day on-boarding checklist will be completed during the on-boarding process for new or transferred employees to confirm mastery of skills relevant to the service line.
• This on-boarding checklist will be acknowledged by practice leadership or a provider when appropriate; records will be retained at the practice location.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ABOUT ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK:

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.