Lab + Medical Assistant (Broadway Family Medicine Clinic)

University of Minnesota Physicians•Minneapolis, MN

4d•$23 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

University of Minnesota Physicians Broadway Family Medicine Clinic provides care for newborns, children, teenagers, adults, seniors, and people living in nursing homes. The clinic offers family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, social services, patient education, specialty-care referrals, and enhanced care coordination as a Certified Health Care Home. The Lab + Medical Assistant coordinates and supervises patient appointments for provider visits and procedures, collects and assesses specimens, performs routine laboratory tests, operates and maintains laboratory instruments and information systems, and documents and communicates test results. The position adjusts care to the developmental level of the population served and supports quality assurance by reviewing results and communicating trends or actions.

Requirements

Medical Assistant Diploma with proof of completion of a 160-hour externship, or AAMA Certification, or AMT Registration.
MLT credential, or graduation from a two-year accredited vocational/technical MLT training program, or an Associate Degree with MLT certification by NCA, AMT, or ASC.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and supervise patient appointments for provider visits and procedures.
Obtain patient specimens, assess specimen integrity for testing, and verify correct identification before testing.
Independently perform routine laboratory tests.
Operate laboratory instrumentation and information systems and complete specified instrument maintenance.
Adjust care or service approaches to reflect the developmental level of the population served.
Verify and communicate normal parameters and abnormal or critical results to the proper parties.
Document all results and review them for quality assurance, communicating trends or actions to be taken.