Medical Assistant: Tuition Assistance & Growth (Day Shift)

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

Job summary

Oklahoma Heart Institute (OHI) in Tulsa, OK is seeking a day shift Medical Assistant to join our care team. You will perform clinical and administrative tasks in a clinic-based setting under physician supervision, ensuring accurate patient data and smooth visit flow.

Responsibilities include EMR data entry, patient greeting and vital signs, instrument sterilization, inventory management, and facilitating referrals and insurance authorizations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic 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.
• Associate’s degree preferred.
• Graduate from an accredited MA program or two years MA experience preferred.
• CMA or RMA certification preferred.
• For OHI clinics, EMT/Paramedics meet qualifications for hire.

Responsibilities

• 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, escorting to exam room, and taking vital signs.
• Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments; ensures exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for patients.
• Maintains inventory and stocks supplies, instruments and equipment for all exam rooms.
• Maintains paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders for completeness.
• Addresses referrals and other insurance authorizations and coordinates with pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.

Skills

EMR knowledge

Microsoft Office

Patient care

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s degree (Preferred)

CMA or RMA certification (Preferred)

BLS certification (within 14 days)

EMT/Paramedic (Preferred for OHI clinics)

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, 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:

• Oklahoma Heart Institute (OHI) is the state’s premier program dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Located on the campus of Hillcrest Medical Center and with 13 clinics across the region, OHI combines the expertise of nationally recognized cardiovascular physicians with the region’s most advanced technology and personalized patient care. From groundbreaking research and first time procedures to exceptional quality outcomes, OHI has earned a reputation as one of the finest tertiary cardiovascular care programs in the country.

Learn About a Day in the Life of a Medical Assistant:

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

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).
• For OHI clinics, EMT/Paramedics meet qualifications for hire.