What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant III/Clinic LPN - CoxHealth Center Nixa position at CoxHealth?
Summary
About Us
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
- Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
- Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
- For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates
- $4,000 Sign-On Bonus
- 40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
- Career Ladder Bonus eligible
Job Summary
Perform administrative duties that might include, answering the phones, faxing or mailing correspondence and sending messages to physicians. Will get scripts ready for pick up, fax or call in per doctor’s orders. Initiate prior authorizations as needed or try to assist in other ways to help with cost of prescriptions. Clinical duties will include measuring and recording vital signs, charting medical/family history to include surgeries, medications and allergies. Chart chief complaint in detail and any medical treatment already performed for this complaint. Prepare room for procedures and assist physician as needed. The trained MA III will do such procedures such as EKG’s, IRIS eye exams, blood draws, UA’s and collect other lab specimens to be sent off. Be able to administer medications through various routes such as injections, oral etc.. It is imperative the Medical assistant know CPR non-rebreather mask and how to perform breathing treatments. Will need to keep supplies inventoried and reordered as needed. Rooms and equipment need to be cleaned and stocked.
Job Requirements
- Education
- Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Graduated from a formal MA training program that included pharmacology class, anatomy/physiology, the basics of medication administration, and completion of a clinical externship.
- Experience
- Required: None
- Preferred: Previous experience in work that involved direct contact with people
- Preferred: Previous experience in health care setting, particularly in an ambulatory clinic setting
- Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
- Carry out delegated tasks under supervision of a provider.
- Proficient Computer skills
- Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification or obtained within 90 days of hire
- Required:Certification or Registration from a CoxHealth approved certification program: CMA/AAMA, RMA/AMT, CCMA/NHA, NRCMA/NAHP, NCMA/NCCT, RMA/AAMP; or LPN
