Medical Assistant III Family Practice

Corewell Health • Belleville, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Corewell Health is hiring a Medical Assistant III for its Family Practice clinic in Belleville, Michigan. Under the direction of management and physician leadership, this role performs and oversees clinical activities that support primary and preventive health care, patient flow, technical procedures, laboratory protocols, and other clinician-directed work. The position also supports office efficiency and operations in accordance with established policies and procedures, with a focus on physicians, clinic staff, management, and customer satisfaction.

The Medical Assistant III assists physicians and providers with primary healthcare and patient care management, collaborates with clerical staff to optimize operations and patient flow, and interacts with outside healthcare facilities and agencies on patient care and insurance matters. The role maintains current competencies and may explain processes and workflows to leadership and accreditation bodies. Front-office coverage and coverage in other departments or locations may also be required.

In addition to core duties, the employee is formally assigned two additional responsibilities as primary duties, each accounting for at least 20% of dedicated time. Options include care-gap outreach and chart preparation, residency clinic work, high-level disinfection, precepting new hires, special programs or grants, care management, qualified language interpretation, serving as an EPIC or competency super user, advanced provider support, or a multi-site/flexible float-pool assignment. The position is full-time, scheduled for 40 hours weekly, with variable hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, on the day shift.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a competency-based accredited medical assistant program, including a clinical rotation, or equivalent experience; team members may have other certifications and hire dates before November 1, 2025.
• At least 1 year (12 months) of medical assistant experience, or completion of the Corewell Health medical assistant internship plus 6 months of medical assistant experience, or completion of the Corewell Health medical assistant apprenticeship program.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within 30 days of hire.
• One of the following medical assistant credentials within 90 days: CMA from AAMA; RMA from AMT; ARMA medical assistant certification; NCMA from NCCT; CCMA from NHA; or NRCMA from NAHP.
• Michigan Practical Nursing license upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and providers with primary healthcare and patient care management.
• Maintain patient flow and support the delivery of primary and preventive health care.
• Perform technical procedures, laboratory protocols, and clinically oriented activities under physician or provider direction.
• Assist management in achieving office efficiencies and ensuring efficient operations in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with clerical staff to optimize operations and patient flow.
• Interact with outside healthcare facilities and agencies regarding patient care and insurance.
• Maintain updated competencies and demonstrate the ability to discuss processes and workflows with leadership and accreditation bodies.
• Perform front-office duties to provide coverage as needed.
• Provide coverage in other departments or locations as needed.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service and support patient- and family-centered care.
• Perform two formally assigned additional responsibilities as primary duties, with each accounting for at least 20% of dedicated time.

Benefits

• $1,000 sign-on bonus for external applicants.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more.
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED