Medical Assistant - Urology

Mclaren-Health-Care; Port Huron (MI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care, a major health system in Michigan, is seeking a full-time Medical Assistant/Patient Care Tech to support clinicians with patient examinations, vital signs, injections and venipuncture. The role includes room preparation, charting, and EMR documentation, with opportunities for CMA/RMA-certified candidates.

Schedule is 8:00am–5:00pm. Qualified individuals will have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months in a related clinical role; CMA/RMA certification is

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required with six months of Medical Assistant or Patient Care Tech experience.
• Preferred CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) or RMA (Registered Medical Assistant).
• EMR experience and prior work in a medical office with multiple providers is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient examinations and tests.
• Perform or assist in vital signs, injections, phlebotomy and routine procedures.
• Document interventions, medications, vitals and chart updates in EMR.

Skills

Patient care

EMR experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CMA or RMA preferred

Tools

Electronic medical record systems

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Under general supervision, and according to established policies and procedures, will provide excellent patient care by performing or assisting in a variety of medical procedures and tests to assist in the examination and treatment of patients, including but not limited to vital signs, procedures, various treatment, administering injections and venipuncture. Assists with clerical duties to maintain efficient operations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. 1. Performs to service excellence standards:
   • Responds promptly, professionally and courteously to all customers’ needs.
   • Cooperates and communicates effectively with all patients, families and staff.
   • Contributes to continuous quality improvement efforts.
2. 2. Prepares examining rooms including turning on computer terminals and stocks room with supplies.
3. 3. Organizes forms for physicals, etc.
4. 4. Works collaboratively with provider to assists in providing care to patients:
   • Collect patient’s history.
   • Prepares patient and necessary equipment/supplies for visit.
   • Documents all interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed or prescribed, vital signs, etc. in-patient chart and/or computer system.
   • Administers EKGs, PFTs, immunizations, medicines, draws blood, etc. as directed.
   • Obtains approval for and phones in prescriptions as directed.
   • Completes lab slips and referral forms as directed.
   • Assists with routine procedures for gynecological exams, physicals, and office visits, etc.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent and six months experience as a Medical Assistant or a Patient Care Tech.
• High school diploma or equivalent and completion of one of the following programs: medical assistant, emergency medical technician, nurse assistant, licensed practical nurse, armed services medic, or patient care technician.

OR

Preferred:

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through the American Medical Technologists (AMT)

• Electronic medical record experience.
• One-year experience working in medical office with multiple providers.
• Previous experience working in a medical office of the same specialty.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 8:00am - 5:00pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.