Medical Assistant Urgent Care

Progressive Community Care Center, LLC; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive Community Health Centers in Milwaukee, WI, is hiring a Medical Assistant in a full-time role that includes weekend work. The position supports medical staff with patient exams, ensures exam rooms are prepared, and handles injections and specimen processing.

The candidate will monitor patients, communicate delays, and act as a liaison between providers and patients while upholding confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communicator with professional image.
• Empathetic, compassionate patient care and interaction.
• Strong interpersonal skills and patient rapport.

Responsibilities

• Support medical staff with patient exams and treatment by performing clinical tasks.
• Keep rooms ready, operate equipment, and administer injections and specimen handling.
• Inform scheduled patients of delays due to physician lateness or emergencies.
• Assess and monitor patients prior to and during examination or procedures.
• Act as liaison between provider and patient and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Verbal communication

Professional image

Empathy/Compassion

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Come join our team! We are hiring! We are currently

hiring a Medical Assistant in Milwaukee, WI. This is a full-time

position that does require working weekends. 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 -

Assisting and supporting staff, patients, and the community. 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 - Recognizing areas requiring relief with empathy and care for others.

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 - Acting as a leader and fostering professional growth among other staff.

Prepares and assists patients for examination/treatment by medical staff.

Able to staff within the Primary Care department. Maintains patient confidentiality.

Quality - Pursuing excellence in all endeavors. Obtaining vital signs Audiogram

Phlebotomy - butterfly, venous heel stick Specimen collection Giving injections/immunizations

Performing EKG CLIA waived point of care testing Nebulizer treatments 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...

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