Description
Baptist Urgent Care is looking for experienced Medical Assistants to join our team in Germantown, TN.
Job Summary
The Medical Assistant provides clinical care to patients in urgent care, occupational health, and workers’ compensation settings. Responsibilities include initial evaluations, x-ray testing, and preparing patients for provider evaluation by recording histories, vital signs, and documentation while recognizing acuity levels for appropriate intervention.
Key Responsibilities
The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all inclusive. Other duties may be assigned.
- Greet patients promptly and provide clear communication about next steps and wait times
- Offer solutions to patient concerns and seek help in emergent or hazardous situations
- Ensure timely follow-up for lab and x-ray results; execute follow-up calls with urgency
- Support front desk staff with check-in and check-out procedures when needed
- Accurately document vital signs, histories, medications, allergies, and other pertinent details
- Assist with patient transfers, procedures, and lab work under provider supervision
- Prepare and shoot X-Rays, ensuring proper positioning, safety, radiation protection, and shielding
- Complete all required visit documentation and maintain stocked, clean exam rooms
- Adhere to infection control, safety, and patient confidentiality standards
- Perform phlebotomy, injections, and other clinical procedures as trained and directed
Full-time team members work a rotating 36-40 hour/week schedule, consisting of 12-hour weekday shifts and every-other weekend. Our PRN (per diem) team members are scheduled on an as-needed basis.
WHAT'S REQUIRED?
- High school diploma or equivalent
- BLS Certification
- Certified Medical Assistant is preferred
- Experience performing X-Rays is desirable
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Options
- Retirement savings plans
- Continuing Education Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- and MORE!
- Competitive Salary
- 401K plan with company contribution
- No-Cost Office Visits and generous discounts on some billable services
Baptist Urgent Care, with nine locations in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas, is an affiliate of Urgent Team, one of the largest independent operators of urgent and family care centers in the Southeast. The Urgent Team Family of Centers provides quality and affordable family healthcare at more than 80 locations under eight brands.
Baptist Urgent Care’s convenient, walk-in centers provide a range of healthcare services including treatments for injuries and illnesses, occupational health and wellness care. The centers are open seven days a week: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Additionally, all Baptist Urgent Care centers are Accredited Care Centers – a designation from the Urgent Care Association which recognizes the company’s commitment to safety, quality, and scope of services.
About the company
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The Urgent Team Family of Urgent Care & Walk-in Centers understands that when the need for care is urgent to you, the solution must be compassionate, comprehensive, and convenient – and have economic value. Urgent Team was created to provide quality, affordable, and convenient walk-in medical services in suburban neighborhoods, rural towns, and mid-size cities across the Southeast. The Urgent Team family comprises more than 84 centers across eight brands in five states: Urgent Team in East Tennessee; Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care in Alabama; Sherwood Urgent Care, Baptist Health Urgent Care, and Washington Regional Urgent Care in Arkansas; Physicians Care in Tennessee, North Georgia, and North Alabama; Ascension Saint Thomas Urgent Care in Middle Tennessee; and Baptist Urgent Care in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Urgent Team began in 2011 after recognizing the need for quality walk-in medical care for non-life or limb-threatening injuries or illnesses. From sprains and broken bones to common illnesses, the ailments that interrupt our lives don’t happen on a schedule. Similarly, when workplace health needs exist (from DOT physicals, employment health assessments, or workplace injuries), we are here to meet those needs – in most cases seven days a week! Our team of healthcare professionals is committed to providing immediate family and urgent care with exceptional service at affordable prices in a comfortable setting. No appointments necessary. To review or apply for current openings at our centers or home office, click the "CAREERS" tab on www.UrgentTeam.com.