Lab + Medical Assistant (Broadway Family Medicine Clinic)

University of MN Physicians•Minneapolis, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

University of Minnesota Physicians’ Broadway Family Medicine Clinic provides care to patients across the lifespan, from newborns through seniors, as well as 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 appointments for provider visits and procedures, collects and assesses patient specimens, and independently performs routine laboratory tests. The role also operates laboratory instruments and information systems, performs specified instrument maintenance, communicates normal and abnormal or critical results to the appropriate parties, and documents results and quality-assurance reviews. Care and service should be adapted to the developmental level of the population served. This is a 1.0 FTE position at Broadway Family Medicine Clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Compensation is $22.92–$33.23 per hour. The position is fully benefit eligible. A sign-on bonus may be available to qualified applicants.

Requirements

Medical Assistant Diploma with proof of completion of a 160-hour externship, or AAMA Certification, or AMT Registration.
MLT qualification, or graduation from a two-year accredited vocational/technical MLT training program, or an associate degree with MLT certification from 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 appropriate parties.
Document results and quality-assurance reviews, and communicate trends or actions to be taken.