Medical Assistant/NCT

About the Role

NextCare Urgent Care is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Medical Assistant who has or is interested in obtaining their Non-Certified Technician certification that likes the challenge of a fast pace setting and working in a team environment. We are looking for customer-friendly and passionate employees to be a part of our growing organization where patients and employees are our top priority.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient care duties under the Medical Assistant scope of practice in the urgent care setting
• Performs radiology duties within the scope of practice as stated in NextCare Policies and Procedures, as well as the state appropriate Radiation Rules and Regulations
• Assists provider with exams (including patient vitals), procedures and other processes related to direct patient care under direct supervision of the Provider and within the scope of practice of a Medical Assistant
• Administers all forms of medications per policy and Provider direction and adheres to all safety protocols and procedures for medication administration
• May be responsible for urine collection for various testing to include employer drug screens
• May perform splinting and casting
• Conduct various type physicals such as sports physicals
• Performs other related duties specific to urgent care such as wound care and oxygen administration
• Notifies the provider on duty promptly of all unusual patient occurrences including medication events on an incident report
• Promptly notifies the Clinic Manager of patient or employee safety concerns
• Follows guidelines and requirements of laboratory and clinical accreditation policies
• Must be proficient in EMR/EHR
• Performs other related duties as assigned or described by Company policy

Qualifications

• Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent
• Completed an APPROVED (accredited) Medical Assistant training program OR
• Completed an UNAPPROVED (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following:
  • American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) - administers the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam and certification
  • American Medical Technologists (AMT) - provides the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam and certification to individuals who have completed the AMT criteria
  • National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - administers the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam and certification
• Completed an UNAPPROVED medical assistant training program AND was employed as a medical assistant for one (1) year or more after program completion OR
• Must have VERIFIABLE work experience directly supervised by Provider or Physician Group for a minimum of 2000 hours or 1 year
• Other MA education or experience may be considered upon review and approval from Compliance and Regulatory department
• Must have an active and current NCT license issued by the Texas Medical Board
• Current healthcare professional level CPR certification issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, American Safety Health Institute or National Safety

Benefits

• Medical, health savings account, dental, vision, basic life, voluntary employee/spouse/child life, long term disability, short term disability, employee assistance program, critical illness, accident, legal, identity theft and paid time off benefits (offered to full time employees)
• 401(k) Plan benefits (offered to employees of all statuses)
• Shift differential benefits (offered to employees in select positions)

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