Medical Assistant (MA) - Family Practice

Advocate Health Care; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care seeks a Medical Assistant to support physicians and clinicians in delivering high-quality care to ambulatory patients. You will help patients transition into the provider’s office and perform vital clinical tasks in a fast-paced setting.

Key duties include taking medical histories, assisting with examinations, measuring vital signs, administering vaccines, and documenting information in the EHR. Travel to multiple sites may be required; CPR certification is needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least two years of medical assistant experience within the last five years.
• Good communications skills; comfortable using a keyboard and computers.
• Familiarity with equipment used in ambulatory care.
• Current AHA CPR certification.
• Ability to travel locally to multiple sites as needed.
• Ability to work in stressful conditions and difficult situations.
• Resilient and flexible in a changing environment.
• Ability to cooperate and work with others.
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions and rotate shifts.
• Ability to lift/transfer patients up to 35 pounds as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and clinicians with clinical duties including taking medical histories and examinations.
• Act as a liaison between patients, physicians, and clinicians.
• Measure patients' vital signs.
• Prepare and administer vaccines/medications.
• Document patient information into the electronic health record (EHR).
• Collect specimens for testing.

Skills

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Teamwork

Adaptability

Decision making

Shift flexibility

Staying calm under pressure

Patient lifting safety

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Ambulatory care equipment

CPR certification (AHA)

Job description

Job Summary

The Medical Assistant is a key member of the patient care team by supporting physicians and other clinicians in the delivery of high-quality health care to ambulatory patients. Medical Assistants are vital to the effective operations of a fast-paced medical practice. Medical Assistants help patients transition from the outside world into the provider’s office. The Medical Assistant performs a variety of important tasks to promote optimal health for our patients, including:

• Assist physicians and other clinicians with important clinical duties including but not limited to taking medical histories and assisting in physical examinations
• Act as a liaison between patients, physicians and other clinicians.
• Measure patient’s vital signs
• Prepare and administer vaccines/medications
• Document patient information into the electronic health record
• Collect specimens for testing

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least two years of medical assistant experience within the last five years.
• Good communications skills. Experience using a keyboard and computers.
• Familiarity with equipment used in ambulatory care.
• Current AHA CPR certification.
• Ability to travel locally to multiple sites as needed.
• Ability to work in stressful conditions and difficult situations.
• Resilient and flexible in a changing environment.
• Ability to cooperate and work with others.
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions and ability to work rotating shifts any day of the week.
• Ability to perform lifting/transfer activities related to patients as needed, ability to stoop/bend.

Ability to lift to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis.