Medical Assistant II - OBGYN Jefferson Street Clinics (50%)

UIOWA • Iowa City, IA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 50% Medical Assistant II to work for the OBGYN Jefferson Street Clinic. Our OBGYN Jefferson Street Clinic is dedicated to excellence in patient care. As a Medical Assistant, you’ll be an integral part of our dynamic team, supporting healthcare professionals and ensuring top-quality service for our patients. Duties to include: Staff will support our OBGYN Clinic patients. Responsible for facilitating the smooth flow of patients through the clinic through interaction with patients, families, and staff. Leads and ensures an efficient rooming process for patients, including but not limited to obtaining vital signs, patient history, medication records, allergies, and immunizations. Assists in clinic with physical examination of patients and related treatments. Supports management of internal and external medical records to ensure that accurate and complete data is available for patient appointments. Obtains routine laboratory samples such as urinalysis and blood work, as needed. Performs related clerical tasks including answering phones, scheduling appointments, and providing information to other departments. Works closely with Central Sterile team to ensure delivery of reusable instruments for processing, accounting for return of all instruments to clinic, monitoring reports, and supporting organization of new instruments. Stocks supplies, stocks rooms, and monitors expirations. Daily, weekly, monthly audits. Supports strong patient experience metrics by providing high quality and patient centered care. University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

Requirements

• Certification OR registration as a Medical Assistant OR completion of a recognized one-year Medical Assistant Program, OR Completion of a health care profession program with a curriculum incorporating elements of a Medical Assistant program including but not limited to pathophysiology, medical terminology, basic pharmacology and medication administration including dose calculation and psychology ( include educational transcripts during application process )

Responsibilities

• Facilitating the smooth flow of patients through the clinic through interaction with patients, families, and staff.
• Leads and ensures an efficient rooming process for patients, including but not limited to obtaining vital signs, patient history, medication records, allergies, and immunizations.
• Assists in clinic with physical examination of patients and related treatments.
• Supports management of internal and external medical records to ensure that accurate and complete data is available for patient appointments.
• Obtains routine laboratory samples such as urinalysis and blood work, as needed.
• Performs related clerical tasks including answering phones, scheduling appointments, and providing information to other departments.
• Works closely with Central Sterile team to ensure delivery of reusable instruments for processing, accounting for return of all instruments to clinic, monitoring reports, and supporting organization of new instruments.
• Stocks supplies, stocks rooms, and monitors expirations. Daily, weekly, monthly audits.
• Supports strong patient experience metrics by providing high quality and patient centered care.

Benefits

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees