Clinic LPN/Medical Assistant III - Family Medical Care Center

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1215 Family Medical Care Center SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

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, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. 

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

 

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)  

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

The LPN performs administrative duties that include, answering phones, scheduling appointments, and data entry in medical records. Clinical duties will include measuring and recording vital signs, collecting demographics and medical information including review of medication list, preparing patients for examination, cleaning rooms and equipment and stocking supplies. This position will involve the administration of medications as ordered by the physician. Performs specific competencies as directed by the department.

The MA III performs administrative duties that might include, answering phones, scheduling appointments, and data entry in medical records under the direct supervision of a supervisor or provider. Clinical duties will include measuring and recording vital signs, collecting demographics or medical information including review of medication list, preparing patients for examination, cleaning rooms and equipment and stocking supplies. This position will involve the administration of medications.

LPN Education:
▪ Required: Graduate of an state board accredited practical nursing program
Experience:
▪ Preferred: Previous nursing experience, particularly in outpatient or ambulatory clinic setting
Skills:
▪ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
▪ Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
▪ Carry out delegated tasks as directed by supervisors or with provider oversite.
▪ Proficient Computer skills
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ Required: Current License Practical Nurse or Graduate Practical Nurse active in the state of Missouri
▪ Preferred: IV certification in State of Missouri

Medical Assistant Education:
▪ Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent
▪ Required effective 9/1/20: Graduated from or Completion of a formal 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:Certification or Registration from a CoxHealth approved certification program: CMA/AAMA, RMA/AMT, CCMA/NHA, NRCMA/NAHP, NCMA/NCCT, RMA/AAMP.