Medical Assistant - Pediatrics

Milwaukee Succeeds; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive Community Health Centers in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Pediatric Medical Assistant to support patient exams and treatment under the Practice Manager. The role is full-time and requires completing a Medical Assistant program; EPIC experience is preferred.

Vaccination is mandatory for all employees and providers. The successful candidate will help keep rooms ready, operate equipment, take vital signs, document clearly, and provide compassionate care in a fast-paced, community-focused

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent with completion of a Medical Assistant program.
• EPIC experience preferred; experience in community health settings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Inform scheduled patients of delays due to physician lateness or emergencies.
• Anticipate assessment/monitoring needs before and during examinations or procedures.
• Provide a caring environment and maintain professional communication with patients.
• Greet, interview, obtain past medical history and vital signs, and liaise between provider and patient.
• Prepare and assist patients for examination and treatment; staff within the Primary Care department.
• Perform phlebotomy, injections, immunizations, EKG, and point-of-care testing as needed.

Skills

Vital signs documentation

Injections

Phlebotomy

Patient communication

Patient flow management

Education

Medical Assistant program completed

EPIC experience preferred

Community health experience preferred

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

We are currently hiring a Pediatric Medical Assistant in Milwaukee, WI. This is a full-time position that does not require working holidays.

Why Progressive Community Health Centers?

Founded in 1999, Progressive Community Health Centers is an independent non‑profit organization that operates four clinic locations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. More than 100 employees support our agency's mission to improve the health and quality of life of the community by providing culturally competent services that address identified needs. We provide high quality, comprehensive care to roughly 16,000 patients annually, a majority of who are low‑income. No one is ever turned away from our clinics based on insurance status or ability to pay. We value a patient-centered philosophy and provide range of services that include family medicine, internal medicine, women's health, urgent care, dental, radiology and integrated behavioral health. We also offer supportive services such as case management, health education and benefits enrollment.

Summary

Works under the Practice Manager to support medical staff with patient exams and treatment by performing clinical tasks. Keeps rooms ready, operates equipment, and administers injections and specimen handling.

Responsibilities

Service

• Inform scheduled patients of any delays due to physician's lateness, emergencies, schedule
  backup, etc.
• Anticipates need for assessment and monitoring of patients prior to and during examination,
  treatment, emergency, acute illness, or procedure.
• Provides a caring environment. Able to deal empathetically with patients' needs and questions.
  Must be an excellent verbal communicator and project a professional image.

Compassion

• Greets, assesses, and interviews patients.
• Obtains past medical, surgical history, family history, social history, and complete set of vital signs.
  Reviews current medications, allergy history, and brief interrogation of chief complaint.
• Acts as liaison between Provider and patient.

Empowerment

• Prepares and assists patients for examination/treatment by medical staff.
• Able to staff within the Primary Care department.

Quality

• Audiogram
• Phlebotomy - butterfly, venous heel stick
• Giving injections/immunizations
• Performing EKG
• CLIA waived point of care testing
• Administering medications

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• Knowledge of injection levels and procedures, for both children and adults.
• Knowledge of universal precautions and blood bourne pathogens.
• Ability to document clearly, patient vital signs and chief complaint, as well as pay close attention to charting detail.
• Ability to relate well to people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to manage patient flow in a fast paced clinic environment.
• Willingness to work flexible hours in order to meet patient care needs/demands.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school graduate or equivalent, with completion of a Medical Assistant program, from an accredited school or
training program. EPIC experience is preferred. Experience in community health, public health, or in a community
hospital is preferred.

It is mandatory that all employees, employed providers and volunteers are vaccinated. All hired candidates must submit proof of vaccination prior to their orientation. This is a mandatory requirement for Progressive Community Health Centers. The purpose is to minimize exposure to and transmission of the influenza virus in the workplace by providing occupational protection to employees and thereby preventing exposure to members of the community, which we serve.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Progressive Community Health Centers is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against employees or prospective employees on basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, disability, arrest and/or conviction record, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by law.