Medical Assistant

Where You’ll Work

Welcome to CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group, a full service network of primary care services specializing in family, internal, geriatric and pediatric care serving 88 locations across central and Eastern Kentucky. CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group is dedicated to delivering customized care based on the unique needs of our patients and is recognized as a Best Place to Work in Kentucky for two years in a row (2023-2024). 

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states. 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Medical Assistant I, under the direction of the health care provider, is responsible for the delivery of patient care that promotes the safety and wellbeing of all patients. Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

Essential Functions: 

• Performs general nursing care to patients by following established standards and procedures.
• Greet and prepare patients for the health care provider.
• Obtain and record vital signs and other appropriate information, such as height, weight, drug allergies, current medications and presenting problem.
• May be required to draw and collect blood samples from patients and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Administer vaccines via oral, topically, by injection, and/or nasal administration.
• Schedules patients for diagnostic testing and follows up to ensure completion of testing.
• Prepare, clean and sterilize instruments and maintain equipment; keep patient exam rooms clean and orderly; dispose of contaminated items according to protocol.
• Communicated with patient regarding test results and plan of care by phone or mail as directed by physician.
• Formulated and documents patient care plans, charts, tests and examination results in the medical record.
• Escalates non-routine issues to the practice manager or physician.

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED required. 
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) required.