Medical Assistant - Orthopedic Clinic - Contingent

Henry Ford Health System; Rochester (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Medical Assistant for their Orthopedic Clinic. You will assist in patient examinations, prepare treatment rooms, and perform vital clerical tasks. Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and required certifications within specified timeframes.

Benefits

Competitive health plan options

Dental and eye care coverage

Tuition assistance

Family forming benefits

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• BLS Provider certification required within 30 days of hire.
• Medical Assistant certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Experience assisting with patient examinations and treatment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with examination and treatment of patients under supervision.
• Prepare treatment rooms and perform clerical duties.
• Record patient information, interview patients, and measure vital signs.

Skills

Patient Care

Clerical Skills

Vital Signs Monitoring

Education

High School diploma equivalency

Job description

Medical Assistant - Orthopedic Clinic - Contingent

• Assist with the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a physician.
• Assist with treatments ordered by physician as supervised by physician or registered nurse.
• Perform select clinical duties. - Interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' charts.
• Prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.
• Perform basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, and filing.
• Perform basic materials management functions to include ordering and stocking of supplies
• List all proper diagnoses and symptoms, as well as follow-up instructions and prescriptions, as indicated by the provider.
• Transcribe patient orders including, but not limited to, laboratory tests, radiology tests and medications.

CERTIFICATION/LICENCES REQUIRED

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association OR American Red Cross accepted MedicalAssistant obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. Any issuing authority accepted

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Rochester Hospital
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

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. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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