Saint Luke's

Medical Assistant - Hepatology

Saint Luke's  •  Kansas City, MO (Onsite)  •  6 hours ago
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Job Description

Job Description​

🩺 Medical Assistant – Hepatology

📍 Plaza Location

Join our Hepatology team and play an important role in supporting patients with complex liver conditions while working alongside a collaborative group of providers and healthcare professionals.

What You'll Do

✅ Patient Care

  • Room patients and obtain vital signs, height, weight, pain assessments, and medical histories
  • Review medication lists, allergies, and health information for accuracy
  • Prepare patients for examinations, procedures, and provider visits
  • Assist providers during examinations and minor procedures as needed
  • Perform injections and other approved clinical tasks within scope of practice

✅ Hepatology-Specific Responsibilities

  • Support care coordination for patients with: Cirrhosis Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Fatty liver disease (MASLD/MASH) Liver cancer (HCC) Autoimmune liver diseases
  • Coordinate imaging appointments including ultrasound, FibroScan®, CT, and MRI
  • Facilitate referrals to transplant centers, gastroenterology, oncology, nutrition, and other specialties
  • Obtain prior authorizations for specialty medications and treatments
  • Communicate provider instructions regarding laboratory work and follow-up care

✅ Administrative Responsibilities

  • Schedule appointments, procedures, and diagnostic testing
  • Manage patient phone calls, portal messages, and follow-up communications
  • Maintain accurate electronic medical records (EMR)
  • Enter orders, referrals, and medication refill requests according to clinic protocols

Schedule & Work-Life Balance

🕒 Monday-Friday | 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

🎉 No Weekends

🎉 No Holidays

🎉 No Call Requirements

If you're a compassionate, detail-oriented Medical Assistant who enjoys building relationships with patients and supporting specialized care, we'd love to hear from you! 💙

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross

Job Details

Full Time

Day (United States of America)

Saint Luke's

About Saint Luke's

About Saint Luke’s

Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health System as a faith-based, nonprofit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in compassionate health care and health-related services. Saint Luke’s cares for patients in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve.

Saint Luke’s offers:

- The region’s longest continuously operating adult heart transplant program and one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular programs at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute

- Treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases and one of the nation’s leading stroke reversal programs at the nationally ranked Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute

- The region’s only treatment center dedicated exclusively to treating metastatic breast cancer—the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute

- Saint Luke’s Convenient and Urgent Care clinics for treatment of minor illnesses and injuries

- Liver and kidney transplantation programs

- A comprehensive maternal-fetal diagnostic and treatment center

- Three Neonatal Intensive Care Units, including a Level IIIb NICU at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City

- Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, the only comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital of its kind in the region

- A nationally recognized children's behavioral health center, Saint Luke’s Hospital Crittenton Children’s Center

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
Year Founded
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