Medical Assistant - Palatine

Greater Family Health; Palatine (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health center is seeking a Medical Assistant for its Palatine location. This role encompasses providing patient care, assisting healthcare providers, and performing laboratory tasks. Join a team dedicated to serving the community while enjoying benefits such as paid training, insurance, and a sign-on bonus.

Benefits

Paid Training

401(K)

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Paid-Time Off

Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Graduate from an accredited Medical Assistant Program.
• Current BLS CPR Certification needed.
• Medical Assistant Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care and assistance to providers.
• Process and label laboratory specimens.
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance standards.

Skills

Patient Care

Laboratory Duties

Bilingual in Spanish

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Graduate of accredited Medical Assistant Program

Current BLS CPR Certification

Current Medical Assistant Certification

Job description

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• Medical Assistants who are full-time are eligible for a $1,000 sign-on bonus paid out over the course of the first year of employment**
  
  

• Medical Assistants who are full-time are eligible for a $1,000 sign-on bonus paid out over the course of the first year of employment**
  
  

Greater Family Health is a multi-site federally qualified health center providing comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health services within the Chicagoland area. Our mission is to provide quality, affordable health care for all including those without the ability to pay. We currently have health centers in DeKalb, Elgin, Franklin Park, Hanover Park, McHenry, Palatine, Streamwood, Sycamore, and Wheeling. We are financially and programmatically stable and are continuing to grow. We are Joint Commission Accredited and are PCMH Certified. For more information, I encourage to visit our website, http://www.greaterfamilyhealth.org.

This is a great job opportunity for a Medical Assistant who is either experienced, a recent graduate, or is looking to get back into the medical field. In this position, you’ll be able to contribute to your community and make an impact in a patient’s life. If this is you, keep on reading.

Your Goal

The primary purpose of this position is to provide patient care, patient follow-up, laboratory duties and assistance to providers and nursing staff.

How You’ll Help Patients

• Escorts patients to examination rooms and prepares patients for examination and treatment.
• Performs and documents daily set up, stocking, maintenance of appropriate supply levels, cleaning of all clinical areas and equipment (including the washing and sterilization of instruments).
• Processes and labels laboratory specimens for area reference laboratories; accurately completes lab requisitions.
• Sets up and performs all CLIA waived lab tests.
• Ensures compliance with Greater Family Health quality assurance and risk management standards.
• Provides patient education as directed by provider, including providing instructions for laboratory, radiology and other medical testing/procedures.
• Retrieves laboratory and other test results and submits for review by provider as necessary.
• Follows all Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) policies and procedures.
• Provides care in age-appropriate fashion according to specialty.
• Report to all scheduled work sites and shifts on time and fully prepared to engage in all job responsibilities; location of work sites and shifts will change at the discretion of the supervisor.
• Engage in all offered training, consultations and supervisions made available. Follow and fully implement Corporate Compliance Program. Fully and professionally respond to and implement directives and advice offered by all supervisory and training personnel, as well as professionally offered feedback from coworkers.
• Travel to other locations as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Perks Just For You

• Paid Training
• 401(K)
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Paid-Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal, Holidays)
• Employees have qualified for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
  
  

What You’ll Need

• High School Diploma or GED Certificate
• Graduate of accredited Medical Assistant Program
• Current BLS CPR Certification
• Current Medical Assistant Certification is preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred, but not required

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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