Associate Medical Assistant - Administration - Covenant Medical Group

Company: Providence Health & Services
Location: Lubbock
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Associate Medical Assistant - Administration Location: Lubbock, TX Schedule: Full Time - 72 Biweekly Hours Shift: 12-hour, Days The Associate Medical Assistant (MA I) works unders the delegation of a licensed practioner to perform duties as directed to assist in providing basic patient care to assigned patients. Basic patient care needs will be met though both administrative and clinical duties. An Associate Medical Assistant (MA I) is expected to perform in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations. Required Qualifications:

• Coursework/Training - Graduate of accredited school for medical assistants or alternate training program
• Medical assisting experience in a clinic setting (0-6 months)
• (AK, MT, OR, TX, NM): Incumbent must obtain certification within 180 days of hire: National Certification (AMCA, AAMA, AMT, NHA, NCCT, or NAHP)
• AHA accredited BLS within 30 days of employment. Preferred Qualifications :
  • 6 months Prior experience providing a high level of customer service in a fast paced environment.
  • 6 months Previous experience in a healthcare setting working with an Electronic Health record (EHR).
  • (AK, MT, OR, TX, NM) - Active National certification/registration AMCA, AAMA, AMT, NHA, NCCT, or NAHP as a Medical Assistant as a Medical Assistant Our best-in-class benefits (https://covenanthealth.jobs/employee-benefits/) are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission (https://www.covenanthealth.org/about-us/mission-vision-and-values/) of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities. Covenant Health is celebrating over 100 years of serving Lubbock and our South Plains region. As the oldest and largest health system in Lubbock and the region, we currently employ over 5,200 people with a medical staff of over 600 physicians. For over 100 years, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person - mind, body and spirit. Our vision and differentiator is we are the only faith-based, integrated health network in the West Texas/eastern New Mexico region dedicated to a Christian ministry of healing. As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters. Our ministry includes six hospitals with over 1,100 licensed beds: Covenant Medical Center - CMC Covenant Children's Covenant Specialty Covenant Plainview - PLV Covenant Levelland - LVL Trustpoint (joint venture: Rehab Hospital of Lubbock) Covenant Medical Group (CMG) Covenant Health Partners Hospice of Lubbock Covenant Health's total service area includes 25 counties that covers most of West Texas and eastern New Mexico. The service area covers approximately 750,000 people and approximately 35,000 square miles. Covenant provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Covenant complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Positions specified as "on call, per diem" refers to employment consisting of shifts scheduled on as "as needed basis" to fill in for staff vacancies. Company: Covenant Health Category: Medical Assistant Req ID: R364276

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