Transplant Clinic Medical Assistant

Willis Knighton Health; Louisiana; On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

WK Medical Center in Shreveport, LA seeks a Medical Assistant (CMA) for a full-time day position in a busy transplant outpatient clinic. The role involves clerical duties, patient flow, and regulatory-compliant documentation for transplant programs.

The successful candidate will support a multidisciplinary team, handle medical records and data entry, and assist with tests, appointments, and patient communications while upholding patient confidentiality. Orientation will be provided upon hire.

Qualifications

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with administrative tasks (faxing, phone calls) in a multi-organ transplant outpatient clinic.
• Assist with medication refills and entries in medical records; schedule tests and appointments.
• Communicate with transplant patients and perform data entry into transplant databases.
• Greet and escort patients to exam rooms; take medical histories and record vital signs.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times; attend orientation upon hire.

Education

CMA Certification

Job description

WK Medical Center

• Transplant Clinics
• Transplant Center - Regional

Shreveport, LA

Allied Health

Full-Time, Day

Posted 11/05/2026

Req # 11596

The Medical Assistant will work with the multidisciplinary team in a multi-organ transplant program outpatient clinic setting in a clerical and clinic assistant role. Activities include application of knowledge of the UNOS and CMS regulations governing transplant patients that span from compilation of transplant specific medical records, generation of specific documentation tools to reflect the unique regulatory and compliance requirements of transplant patients, in addition to standard of care documents.

Assist the Transplant Clinical Coordinator with administrative tasks (faxing, phone calls), helping with medication refills, entries in medical records, scheduling of tests/appointments, communicating with transplant patients, data entry into supportive transplant database, greeting and escorting patients to the exam room; taking medical histories, the measurement and recording of vital signs, while maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

The applicant selected for this position will be required to attend a hospital-wide orientation as well as a department orientation upon hire.

Medical Assistant certification (CMA)