Medical Assistant Clinic Float, Day Shift

Mercyhealth•Janesville, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Medical Assistant Clinic Float who will work the day shift. The Medical Assistant will be responsible for rooming patients, collecting assessment data, and preparing patients according to their specific needs. They will assist in examinations, treatments, and other clinic procedures, as well as laboratory procedures, screening tests, and QI projects. The Medical Assistant will also handle patient scheduling, reminder calls, registration, and coordinate referrals. Additionally, they will collect payments, maintain patient charts, and manage supplies. The position emphasizes a 'Culture of Excellence' with expectations for Quality, Service, Partnering, and Cost-consciousness. The role requires some independent judgment within standard practices and procedures.

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 post secondary 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, or a graduate of an educational program accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), such as the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
Medication injection training and pharmacology is a required competency to perform medication administration.
Passing the Driver’s License Check and/or Credit Check (for those positions requiring).
Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check.
Must be able to follow written/oral instructions.
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 a program with a clinical rotation preferred.

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 where applicable.
Prepares and maintains patient charts.
Maintains and orders supplies.