Medical Assistant Urgent Care
NextCare strives to be the leader in high-access healthcare, offering urgent care, occupational health, virtual health, and primary care services. With locations in eleven states and over 165 urgent care clinics, we provide exceptional, affordable care nationwide. Our core values—caring, growth, integrity, results, and teamwork—guide our relationships with patients, customers, investors, partners, and each other. High-performance standards ensure clinical and business excellence, driving our commitment to 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 customer-friendly, passionate employees who share our commitment to putting patients and staff first.
Responsibilities
- Assist providers with exams, including taking patient vitals, procedures, and other direct patient care tasks under provider supervision and within 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, and casting as directed.
- Conduct various physicals, such as sports physicals.
- Provide urgent care-specific procedures, including ear lavage, wound care, and oxygen administration.
- Report unusual patient occurrences, including medication events, via incident reports.
- Notify the Clinic Manager promptly of any patient or employee safety concerns.
- Follow laboratory and clinical accreditation policies and guidelines.
- Demonstrate proficiency in EMR/EHR systems.
- Perform other duties as assigned or outlined by company policy.
When supporting front office reception, duties may include:
- Keeping patients and families informed of wait times.
- Monitoring patient flow and ensuring clinic operations run smoothly.
- Processing patient discharges, including preparing charges, collecting payments, obtaining signatures, and issuing receipts.
Requirements
Arizona
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of an approved (accredited) Medical Assistant training program.
- OR completion of an unapproved (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program and 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
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of an approved (accredited) Medical Assistant training program.
- OR completion of an unapproved (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program and 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).
- OR completion of an unapproved Medical Assistant training program and one year of employment as a Medical Assistant post-completion.
- OR verifiable work experience directly supervised by a provider or physician group for a minimum of 2,000 hours or one year.
Other Medical Assistant education or experience may be considered upon review and approval by our Compliance and Regulatory department.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Basic life insurance and voluntary employee/spouse/child life insurance.
- Long-term and short-term disability.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Critical illness and accident coverage.
- 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.