Medical Assistant

Mclaren-Health-Care; Port Huron (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time

Weekdays only

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Port Huron, MI, is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide clerical and clinical support in physician offices and clinics.

Responsibilities include taking vital signs, preparing exam rooms, assisting practitioners, recording histories, and ensuring HIPAA compliance. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of a medical assistant program or 1 year of experience, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a medical assistant program or one year of medical assistant experience.
• BLS Certification and/or Canadian equivalent
• Certification as a Medical Assistant (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Supports administrative and patient/physician support tasks in offices and clinics.
• Performs or assist in medical procedures and tests, including vital signs and venipuncture.
• Schedules, checks in/out patients, and maintains medical records.
• Prepares treatment rooms and assists practitioners with procedures.
• Ensures HIPAA and OSHA compliance and maintains a safe environment.

Education

Medical Assistant program completion

BLS Certification

Certified Medical Assistant

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

This position is weekdays only, Monday-Friday 8a-5p; no weekends/holidays/on-call.

Position Summary: Responsible for a variety of tasks from administrative work to patient and physician support tasks at physician offices, medical clinics and other facilities.Performs or assists in a variety of medical procedures and tests in the examination and treatment of patients , including but not limited to vital signs, procedures, various treatments, administering medications and performing venipuncture.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Supports the mission and vision of McLaren Port Huron through behaviors that reflect and integrate

our values, as evidenced by observation, peer and customer feedback.

• Obtains and records patient medical histories, vital signs, test results and other information for medical records while maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Performs daily administrative activities, including scheduling, patient check-in and check-out, and patient medical record maintenance.
• Prepares treatment rooms for clinical examinations and assists practitioners with medical procedures and other patient care.
• Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
• Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
• Prepares and administers medications for patients as directed by physicians.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.

9. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a medical assistant program or one (1) year of medical assistant experience.
• BLS Certification and/or Canadian equivalent

Preferred:

• One (1) year of experience in a medical setting.
• Certification as a Medical Assistant.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 8am-5pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.