Medical Assistant

About NextCare

NextCare strives to be the leader in high-access healthcare, offering urgent care, occupational health, virtual health, and primary care services to patients across eleven states (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming) with over 165 urgent care clinic locations. Our core values—caring, growth, integrity, results, and teamwork—guide our relationships with patients, customers, investors, partners, and each other. High-performance standards drive clinical and business decisions, ensuring exceptional quality and service in high-access healthcare.

About the Role

NextCare Urgent Care is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Medical Assistant to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. We prioritize both patients and employees, offering a dynamic workplace where customer service and passion for healthcare are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist providers with exams, including taking patient vitals, procedures, and other direct patient care tasks under provider supervision and within the scope of practice.
• Administer medications per policy and provider direction, adhering to all safety protocols.
• Perform blood draws, urine collection (including employer drug screens), splinting, casting, and various physicals (e.g., sports physicals).
• Conduct urgent care-specific duties such as ear lavage, wound care, and oxygen administration.
• Promptly report unusual patient occurrences, medication events, or safety concerns to the provider or Clinic Manager.
• Follow laboratory and clinical accreditation policies, including proficiency in EMR/EHR systems.
• Perform moderate-complexity clinical testing (e.g., Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis) in accordance with COLA-approved SOPs.
• Execute and document daily instrument calibrations, quality control (QC) tracking, and corrective actions for out-of-range results.
• Maintain audit-ready logs for pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical activities to ensure COLA inspection readiness.
• Participate in competency assessments (semiannually in the first year, annually thereafter) covering all CLIA-mandated elements.
• Conduct proficiency testing (PT) using blind samples, adhering to anti-commingling regulations.
• Accession, process, centrifuge, and evaluate sample integrity, reporting data accurately into the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Recognize and promptly notify providers of critical, life-threatening results.
• Support front office reception duties, including monitoring patient flow, processing discharges, preparing charges, collecting payments, and issuing receipts.

Impact

The Medical Assistant ensures smooth clinic operations and optimal patient flow while delivering respectful, dignified care. They support both front-office and back-office functions to meet patient needs effectively.

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Arizona:
  • Completed an approved (accredited) Medical Assistant training program, or
  • Completed an unapproved (non-accredited) program and hold a national certification from one of the following:
    • American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) – Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
    • American Medical Technologists (AMT) – Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)
    • National Healthcareer Association (NHA) – Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
• All Other States:
  • Completed an approved (accredited) Medical Assistant training program, or
  • Completed an unapproved (non-accredited) program and hold a national certification (CMA, RMA, or CCMA), or
  • Completed an unapproved program and have at least one year of post-program employment as a Medical Assistant, or
  • Verifiable work experience directly supervised by a provider or physician group for a minimum of 2,000 hours (or 1 year).
• Other education or experience may be considered upon review and approval by the Compliance and Regulatory department.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Basic life insurance and voluntary life insurance (employee/spouse/child)
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Legal and identity theft protection
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan for all employees
• Shift differential benefits for select positions

Benefits are offered per policy and plan rules.