Medical Assistant Clinic

Mclaren-Health-Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Medical Assistant to support patient care across its Michigan network. Under supervision, you will perform or assist in a variety of procedures, take vital signs, prepare rooms, assist with exams, injections and venipuncture, and document care in the chart.

You will work with providers to prepare patients, manage equipment, schedule appointments, and maintain confidentiality while supporting infection control and quality improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and six months' experience as a medical assistant.
• Completion of approved medical assistant, EMT, nurse assistant, LPN, or armed services medic program.
• For Rural Health clinics, BLS within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare examination rooms and stock supplies.
• Assist with procedures and document interventions in patient charts.
• Administer injections, perform venipuncture, and conduct EKGs as directed.
• Support clerical duties and schedule patient appointments.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to infection control guidelines.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent and six months experience as a medical assistant

High school diploma or equivalent and completion of medical assistant, EMT, nurse assistant, LPN, or armed services medic program

Tools

Electronic medical record experience

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, 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 center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Under general supervision, and according to established policies and procedures, will provide excellent patient care by performing or assisting in a variety of medical procedures and tests to assist in the examination and treatment of patients, including but not limited to vital signs, procedures, various treatment, administering injections and venipuncture. Assists with clerical duties to maintain efficient operations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Performs to service excellence standards:

Responds promptly, professionally and courteously to all customers’ needs.

Cooperates and communicates effectively with all patients, families and staff.

Contributes to continuous quality improvement efforts.

2. Prepares examining rooms including turning on computer terminals and stocks room with supplies.

3. Organizes forms for physicals, etc.

4. Works collaboratively with provider to assists in providing care to patients:

• Prepares patient and necessary equipment/supplies for visit.
• Documents all interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed or prescribed, vital signs, etc. in-patient chart and/or computer system.
• Administers EKGs, PFTs, immunizations, medicines, draws blood, etc. as directed.
• Obtains approval for and phones in prescriptions as directed.
• Completes lab slips and referral forms as directed.
• Assists with routine procedures for gynecological exams, physicals, and office visits, etc.

5. With focus on customer service, takes telephone messages from patients, returns messages, and provides information to others as requested/directed.

6. Functions collaboratively with all staff to ensure continuity of care.

7. May schedule patient appointments as directed.

8. Assists and escorts patients as needed to exam rooms and onto/off from exam tables.

9. As needed, provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to departmental standards, as evidenced by observation, documentation, and feedback.

10. Performs various clerical duties such as photocopying forms, reports, and patient information; typing letters, forms, and labels, etc.

11. Organizes time and prioritizes effectively.

12. Maintains strict confidentiality related to patient information.

13. Regular and punctual attendance.

14. Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and maintains accreditation standards.

15. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Required:
High school diploma or equivalent and six months experience as a medical assistant.
OR
High school diploma or equivalent and completion of one of the following programs: medical assistant, emergency medical technician, nurse assistant, licensed practical nurse or armed services medic program.
For clinics with the Rural Health Designation, Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC) and Canadian equivalents, (MHC approved providers for the resuscitation certification) is required within 6 months of hire

Preferred:
Certified Medical Assistant.
Electronic medical record experience.
One-year experience working in medical office with multiple providers.
Previous experience working in a medical office of the same specialty.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011472
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• On Call: No

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.