Medical Assistant - Missouri Baptist Medical Center
BJC HealthCare
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Posted: 03-Sep-23
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Salary: Open
Categories:
Mental Health/Social Services
Internal Number: 55388
Additional Information About the Role
BJC HealthCare is hiring a Medical Assistant at Missouri Baptist Medical Center-Cancer Centeroutpatient clinic
Position Details:
Day Shift 8:00am-4:30pm (Mon-Fri)
Cleans, prepares and stocks supplies in exam rooms
Obtains vital signs, confirms patient medications and allergies, and maintains accurate and prompt charting in the patient's record
Respond to patient voicemails and inbox messages.
Call no shows and reschedule patients as needed. Documents phone calls in EPIC.
Previous EPIC experiencepreferred
Previous medical office experience preferred
Why Join Us?
$2500 Sign on bonus eligible!!!
Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring team
Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train)
Overview
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Provides patient care under the direction of a physician or other licensed professional. Performs select duties for the promotion of health in the care of patients and delivers care according to practice protocols and procedures. Serves as an experienced role model in a functional area within a practice, such as lab testing, OSHA/CLIA compliance, electronic health record management, specialty practice medical assisting, medical supplies management, or functional cross-training for other positions within the practice.
Responsibilities
Cleans, prepares and stocks supplies in exam rooms.
Obtains vital signs, patient history and maintains accurate and prompt charting in the patient's record.
Performs clinical skills, such as phlebotomy, electrocardiography (EKGs), point-of-care testing and injections.
Triage calls, provide test and lab results to patients and present relevant information to provider with correct medical terminology.
Assists provider by preparing patients for exams, procedures and treatments.
Minimum Requirements
Education
High School Diploma or GED
Experience
2-5 years
Supervisor Experience
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
Cert/Reg in Area of Expertise
Preferred Requirements
Experience
5-10 years
Supervisor Experience
< 2 years
Licenses & Certifications
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $5.5 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 15 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.
BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community healt...h programs and regional economic development.
BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.