Medical Assistant (MA) - Sleep Medicine

UP Health System - Marquette; Marquette (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

PTO & Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Wellness programs

Career development

Job summary

Marquette General Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, seeks a Clinic MA to join the care team in a full-time daytime role. You will provide direct patient care, perform specimen collection, and assist with administrative tasks to ensure smooth clinic operations.

The position emphasizes compassionate patient support, accuracy in documentation, and maintaining a clean, organized clinic environment. Lifepoint Health supports employee growth and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment are required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision is expected.
• Must handle stressful environments effectively.
• BLS Health Care Provider certification is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and individualized care to clinic patients.
• Performs basic diagnostic procedures and specimen collection; monitors and communicates changes in patient condition; documents care.
• Maintains equipment and medical supplies; reorders, stocks, cleans, and troubleshoots; maintains examination areas.
• Performs administrative duties including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Work with minimal supervision

Stress management

Education

High school diploma

Registered Medical Student

Certified Medical Assistant

Job description

Your Experience Matters

Marquette General Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a

Job Type: Full Time | Days

Your Experience Matters

Marquette General Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Clinic MA joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How You'll Contribute

A Clinic MA who excels in this role:

• Provides direct and individualized care to clinic patients.


• Performs basic diagnostic procedures and specimen collection. Monitors and communicates changes in patient condition. Documents patient care given.


• Maintains equipment and medical supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning and troubleshooting. Maintains examination areas.


• Performs administrative or clerical duties an assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration.

Why join us

We Believe That Investing In Our Employees Is The First Step To Providing Excellent Patient Care. In Addition To Your Base Compensation, This Position Also Offers

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.


• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.


• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.


• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).


• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We're Looking For

Applicants should have a High School diploma and be a Registered Medical Student or Certified Medical Assistant. Additional requirements include:

• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.


• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.


• One-year related experience, preferred. One year clinic experience, preferred.


• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP)

More about Marquette General Hospital

As a 222-bed specialty care hospital, UP Health System - Marquette receives patients from across the UP and provides care in 65 specialties and subspecialties. Its medical staff of more than 200 doctors work as a team with its more than 1,800 employees in caring for approximately 9,000 inpatients and more than 350,000 outpatients per year. Marquette's major services include its Heart & Vascular Institute, Cancer Center, Brain & Spine Center, Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health, Digestive Health, Bariatric Medicine & Weight Management Center and Women's Health, Family Birthing, and Pediatrics Center. The hospital also provides the region's premier services in imaging, surgery and laboratory and is home to the UP-Telehealth Network, a leading telehealth network in the nation. We also service many of the communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with 42 primary and specialty care clinics spread throughout the region. The City of Marquette is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of 21,335, it is the UP's largest community. In addition to being a population center, it serves as the regional center for education, healthcare, recreation and retail offering amazing arts and culture opportunities, stellar schools. Marquette also is the home of Northern Michigan University, housing the nation's only Olympic Education Center. Residents of the City of Marquette have long appreciated their community's abundant natural beauty, unique climate and the high quality of life that is enjoyed here. A strong commitment by both city leaders and active community members has helped Marquette to become one of the nation's premier cities. Our national recognition includes being named one of "America's Most Livable Communities" by Partners for Livable Communities in 2004, involvement in Michigan's "Cool Cities" initiative, and receipt of the "All-American City" award by the National Civic League in 2003. Forbes also named Marquette the "Third Best City in America to Raise a Family" in 2010, and, most recently, Marquette was named one of the top micropolitans by Site Selection Magazine in March 2011.

EEOC Statement

UP Health System - Marquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. UP Health System - Marquette is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.