Medical Assistant Urgent Care
About NextCare
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 (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming) and over 165 urgent care clinics, we provide exceptional, affordable care to patients nationwide. Our core values—caring, growth, integrity, results, and teamwork—guide our relationships with patients, customers, investors, partners, and each other. High-performance standards drive our clinical and business decisions, ensuring quality and service excellence 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 and passionate employees as we grow, with a focus on delivering top-tier care to patients.
Responsibilities
- Assist providers with exams, including taking patient vitals, procedures, and other direct patient care tasks under provider supervision and within the Medical Assistant scope of practice.
- Administer medications per policy and provider direction, adhering to all safety protocols.
- Perform blood draws as directed by the provider.
- Collect urine samples for testing, including employer drug screens.
- Apply splints and casts as needed.
- Conduct various physicals, such as sports physicals.
- Perform urgent care-specific duties, including ear lavage, wound care, and oxygen administration.
- Report unusual patient occurrences, including medication events, via incident reports.
- Notify the provider and 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 additional duties as assigned or described by company policy.
When supporting the front office, responsibilities may include:
- Keeping patients and families informed of wait times.
- Monitoring patient flow.
- Processing patients for discharge, including preparing charges, collecting payments, obtaining signatures, 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 customer service and back-office medical services to meet patient needs effectively.
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 (1) year of employment as a Medical Assistant post-program.
- OR verifiable work experience directly supervised by a Provider or Physician Group for a minimum of 2,000 hours or one (1) year.
Other Medical Assistant education or experience may be considered upon review and approval from 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.