Certified Medical Assistant

Mercyhealth • Crystal Lake, IL

55d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides support with the daily activities of a medical office by performing the following duties and other duties as assigned.
Medical Assistant, MA
Crystal Lake Clinic, Crystal Lake IL (Clinics in McHenry County, including McHenry, Crystal Lake, Richmond, Barrington, Algonquin, Woodstock, Harvard South, and Harvard Hospital Clinic.)
80 Hours/2 Weeks
Monday-Friday, Day Shift
Reimbursement: Excess time/mileage reimbursable if exceeding typical commute to home clinic (Crystal Lake).
Departments: Family Practice, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Interventional Pain, General Surgery, Rheumatology, OB/GYN, Neurology, Urology, Immediate Care, Allergy, ENT, and Podiatry. Orientation provided as needed.
Schedule:
Start and end times vary daily/weekly.
Shifts may start as early as 7:15 AM and could end as late as 8:00 PM.
Primarily Monday through Friday, with most day shifts between 8/9 AM and 4/5 PM.
Ideal Candidate:
Flexible, well-organized, and adaptable.
Proficient in basic computer skills, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and internet navigation.
Able to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and awareness.
Excellent planning, preparation, prioritization, and communication skills.

Requirements

• Graduate of a medical assistant program accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or graduate of a medical assistant program in a postsecondary school or college that has institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting commission or by a national accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education,
• Required current CMA certification through the AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) or RMA certification through the AMT (American Medical Technologists) or CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant) through NHA (National Healthcareer Association) that have also completed the education requirements.
• Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
• Medication injection training and pharmacology is a required competency to perform medication administration.
• Manual dexterity needed to operate equipment, perform procedures, operate telephone and keyboard.
• Must be able to lift and transfer patients.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk; handle, finger and feel; reach; talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell.
• This job requires the employee to exert 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and 25 to 50 pounds of force occasionally.
• Pushing and pulling equipment to provide care Specific vision abilities required by this job include frequent close vision.
• Occasionally distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in clinic setting preferred.
• Flexible, well-organized, and adaptable.
• Proficient in basic computer skills, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and internet navigation.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency and awareness.
• Excellent planning, preparation, prioritization, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Rooms patients, collects assessment data and prepares patient according to specific need.
• Assists in examination, treatment and other clinic procedures.
• Assists with laboratory procedures, screening tests and QI projects.
• Answers telephone and either responds to inquiry, directs caller to appropriate personnel, or initiates a triage slip for response by medical personnel.
• Schedules appointments and enters appointment date and time into computerized scheduler.
• Conducts reminder calls to all patients.
• Greet and directs patients, salespeople, and visitors.
• Registers patients by verifying that patient's record is up to date and accurate.
• Makes appropriate changes in computer system and on patient's chart.
• Coordinates referrals for patients through insurance and other physician offices.
• Collects payment from patients and issues receipt.
• Prepares and maintains patient charts.
• Maintains and orders supplies.

Benefits

• Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to: · Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.
• Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
• Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.
• Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.
• Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.
• Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed