🌟 Saint Luke's Health System is a faith-based, not-for-profit, aligned health system committed to the highest levels of excellence in providing health care and health-related services in a caring environment. We are dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve.
🏃♀️ Our Spine & Sports Medicine Clinic in Overland Park is seeking a Medical Assistant to join our team! The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, be focused on the patient and their needs, and be a self-starter who thrives in a collaborative environment. We expect our Medical Assistants to build rapport with patients and partner closely with providers when patients require additional support or attention.
📍 This position is located at our South location in Overland Park.
The Medical Assistant – Spine & Sports Medicine is responsible for assisting providers and the nursing team in the delivery of professional medical care. Specific duties include pre-visit planning, rooming patients, obtaining vital signs, assisting providers with injections and procedures, utilizing the EMR system, scanning and uploading documents, telephone screening utilizing established protocols, insurance prior authorizations, and other duties as assigned based on clinic needs.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent customer service skills, a professional demeanor, strong attention to detail, and a commitment to providing an exceptional patient experience.
🔹 Perform pre-visit planning and prepare patients for appointments
🔹 Room patients and obtain/document vital signs
🔹 Assist providers with injections and in-office procedures
🔹 Utilize EPIC and other EMR systems to accurately document patient information
🔹 Scan, upload, and maintain patient records and documentation
🔹 Conduct telephone screening utilizing established clinical protocols
🔹 Complete insurance prior authorizations and other administrative activities
🔹 Coordinate patient care activities to maintain efficient clinic flow
🔹 Build rapport with patients and provide outstanding customer service
🔹 Collaborate closely with providers and clinical staff to support patient care needs
🔹 Maintain professionalism and compassion in every patient interaction
🔹 Perform additional duties as assigned based on clinic needs
✔ Current BLS Certification
✔ One year of Medical Assistant experience
✔ Previous experience in orthopedics, sports medicine, rehabilitation, or a specialty clinic setting
✔ Experience utilizing EPIC or electronic medical record systems
✔ Strong communication, customer service, and organizational skills
✔ Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment
🤝 Work alongside experienced providers and clinical professionals
🏥 Support patients as they recover, heal, and return to doing what they love
📈 Expand your skills in a specialty clinic environment
💙 Build meaningful relationships with patients throughout their care journey
🌟 Be part of a mission-driven organization committed to excellence and compassion
✨ Make a lasting impact on the health and well-being of the communities we serve
Apply today to join our Spine & Sports Medicine team at our South Overland Park location and help deliver exceptional care to every patient, every visit.
Applicable Experience:
Less than 1 year
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
Diploma - Medical Assistant
Full Time
Day (United States of America)
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
