Summary About Us CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek .
- Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
- Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
Benefits - Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more.
- For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits CoxHealth
Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates - $4,000 Sign-On Bonus
- 40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
- Career Ladder Bonus eligible
Job Summary Occupational Medicine provides employer services as well as work injury care to a large number of employers groups across the region. The Medical Assistant III may perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of provider. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments & maintaining medical records. The Medical Assistant III engages in the examination or treatment of patients while under the supervision, control and responsibility of the physician or provider. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, involve performing audiograms, pulmonary function tests, EKG s, administration of medications and vaccines, as well as lab draws. Other duties may be assigned.
Job Requirements - Education
- Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Required: Graduated from a formal, in-person MA training program that included pharmacology class, anatomy/physiology, the basics of medication administration, and completion of a clinical externship.
- Experience
- Required: None
- Preferred: Previous experience in work that involved direct contact with people
- Preferred: Previous experience in health care setting, particularly in an ambulatory clinic setting
- Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
- Carry out delegated tasks under supervision of a provider.
- Proficient Computer skills
- Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification or obtained within 90 days of hire
- Required: Certification or Registration from a CoxHealth approved certification program: CMA/AAMA, RMA/AMT, CCMA/NHA, NRCMA/NAHP, NCMA/NCCT, RMA/AAMP