Medical Assistant - Comprehensive Care Clinic

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Hamtramck (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Henry Ford Health seeks a detail-oriented Medical Assistant to support providers in a fast-paced Comprehensive Care Clinic. You will perform administrative and clinical tasks, ensuring accurate histories, vital signs, and smooth patient flow during examinations and procedures.

Join a large Michigan-based health system known for collaborative care, clinical resources, and patient-focused service. This role emphasizes compassionate patient interactions and teamwork across departments.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program with clinical externship (160 hours).
• OR at least 1 year of clinical medical assisting experience in the past 5 years.
• Current BLS-C certification by hire or by end of orientation.

Responsibilities

• Greet and escort patients to exam rooms and maintain a welcoming environment.
• Obtain and document patients' medical histories.
• Record vital signs and prepare patients for examinations.
• Assist providers during examinations and procedures.
• Support administrative tasks to ensure smooth patient flow.

Skills

Basic computer knowledge

Keyboarding skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medical Assistant program with clinical externship (160 hours)

Medical Assistant program without externship but 1 year clinical experience

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) with 1 year of clinical experience

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Licensed Paramedic/EMT with 1 year clinical experience

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Tools

EPIC

Job description

Medical Assistant - Comprehensive Care Clinic

• Full-time

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Medical Assistant -Comprehensive Care Clinic - Henry Ford Health

$2,000 Sign on Bonus

Job Title

Medical Assistant

Shift Hours

Location / Address

About the Department

Join one of Michigan's largest physician organizations, delivering coordinated care across primary and specialty practices throughout the region. Henry Ford Medical Group offers collaborative teamwork, access to leading clinical resources, and opportunities to build lasting relationships with patients and communities.

Role Overview

As a Medical Assistant, you play a vital role in providing quality and compassionate care to patients. You will support providers and nursing leadership by performing administrative and clinical tasks, ensuring a seamless patient experience. Your contributions directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care.

Why Henry Ford Health

At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.

What You Will Do

• Greet and escort patients to exam rooms, ensuring a welcoming environment.
• Obtain and record accurate medical histories from patients.
• Measure and document vital signs, contributing to patient assessments.
• Prepare patients for examinations and procedures, ensuring comfort and readiness.
• Assist providers during examinations and procedures, facilitating efficient care delivery.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant program with completion of a formal clinical externship (160-hour minimum), OR
  • Graduate from a Medical Assistant program without completion of a clinical externship but with a minimum one-year experience in clinical medical assisting within the past five years, OR
  • Current Professionally Recognized Medical Assistant Certification with a minimum of one year of experience in clinical medical assisting, OR
  • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), OR
  • Licensed Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with at least one-year clinical experience in a clinical medical setting within the past five years, OR
  • Military trained medical personnel with at least one-year clinical experience in a clinical medical setting within the past five years.
• Current BLS-C upon hire or successful completion by the end of orientation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills.
• EPIC (Electronic Medical Record) experience.

What We Offer

At Henry Ford Health, we foster career growth through collaborative opportunities, mission-driven work, and continuous learning. Join us to make a meaningful impact while advancing your professional journey.