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Lead Medical Assistant

Universal Health Services
paid time off, 401(k)
United States, Texas, McAllen
Aug 04, 2026
Responsibilities

Prominence Health is a value-based care organization bridging the gap between affiliated health systems and independent providers, building trust and collaboration between the two. Prominence Health creates value for populations and providers to strengthen integrated partnership, advance market opportunities, and improve outcomes for our patients and members. Founded in 1993, Prominence Health started as a health maintenance organization (HMO) and was acquired by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) in 2014. Prominence Health serves members, physicians, and health systems across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Accountable Care Organizations, and commercial payer partnerships. Prominence Health is committed to transforming healthcare delivery by improving health outcomes while controlling costs and enhancing the patient experience.

Learn more at: https://prominence-health.com/

Job Summary:

As the Lead Certified Medical Assistant, you will provide both hands-on clinical and administrative support while serving as the primary supervisor for the medical assistant team. In addition to carrying out the duties of a medical assistant, you will oversee daily workflows, scheduling, and documentation to ensure efficient clinic operations and high-quality patient care. The Lead Medical Assistant will serve as the first point of contact for medical assistantsregardingpolicies, procedures, and task assignments. This role includes trainingnew staff,monitoringperformance, and ensuring adherence to compliance and quality standards. You will work closely with providers and report directly to thePerformance ImprovementManager, providing updates on team performance, workflow efficiency, and patient care outcomes. The target is to complete all activities accurately,withhigh quality, andin a timely manner,while ensuring your team does the same.

Benefit Highlights:

  • Loan Forgiveness Program
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! * More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services:

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com


Qualifications

Qualifications and Requirements:

  • Highschool diploma or equivalent
  • 3 years Minimum Experience as Medical Assistant
  • Registered Medical Assistant Certification Required
  • Current BLS/CPR certificationrequired
  • Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
  • Proficiencyin basic computer programs and operating systems, such as Microsoft Office,& minordatabase retrieval.
  • Ability to learn and become proficient in multiple EMR's
  • Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred
  • Must be able to perform courteously and professionally in all interactions. Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and effectively.
  • Generalmedicaloffice procedures. Front Office/ Adminexpertise.
  • Chronic Disease management, understanding of HEDIS, preventative health measures, and experienceworking with a Geriatric Population.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS

and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

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