Medical Assistant / MA Urgent Care - UT Health East Texas Urgent Care - Kilgore

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Urgent Care Medical Assistant (MA) in Kilgore, TX. 

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people:

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more

Your team is bigger than your department:

• UT Health East Texas Physicians has over 90 primary and specialty care clinics, providing comprehensive medical education and innovative research. There are also residency programs throughout our hospitals and clinics actively training the medical leaders of the future.
• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

• Work under the close supervision of registered nurses where they perform many of the same tasks as the nursing assistants.
• Utilize nursing knowledge and skills in the safe implementation of basic preventative therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing care of assigned patient/family as evidenced by documentation and observation of positive patient care outcomes.
• Perform delegated independent nursing functions using established procedures, policies, guidelines and standards as observed by the registered nurse.
• Administer medication accurately, observing patient response, as evidenced by documentation in the medical record and lack of negative outcomes.
• Maintain and coordinate communication among patient/significant other, staff and physician as evidenced within medical record, client and health care team feedback other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing, CCMA/LPN/LVN.
• Current Texas Licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Certified Medical Assistant
• BLS Certification

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Healthcare experience, clinic experience