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Jonesboro, Arkansas

Assistant-Medical: OB/GYN

Medical AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Provides personal care assistance to patients under the direction of licensed personnel and Administrative Coordinator. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Performs direct patient care duties as assigned under the direction of licensed personnel and physician.
  • Assists in the performance of procedures for the patient population served in a manner that is consistent with established policies and procedures.
  • Provides for patient safety.
  • Perfroms clerical task and related duties.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

  • Approved nursing or medical assistant course and/or on the job training.

Preferred/Desired

  • Minimum of one year experience.

Education

Minimum Required

  • Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency.

Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

  • Computer literacy.

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

  • BLS certification within 14 days of hire date

Preferred/Desired

Requirements

Requires completion of an approved nursing or medical assistant course and/or on-the-job training. Candidates must possess computer literacy and obtain BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clerical tasksMedical assistanceCommunicationRecord keeping

OB/GYN Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Medical Assistant roles listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 49 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Jonesboro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Typical market rent
$1,336/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Jonesboro, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.