Medical Assistant, Primary Care - Full-Time, Days
About The Position
UChicago Medicine Medical Group is hiring a Medical Assistant for its Primary Care team at the Calumet City clinic. This is a 100% onsite role for someone based in the greater Chicagoland area. The Medical Assistant performs a wide variety of patient care services in an office setting under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, mid-level provider, or physician. Responsibilities may include supporting patient flow and providing patient care, completing clerical and environmental tasks, and carrying out clinical medical assisting duties within state law and the medical assistant scope of practice. The position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, with a day schedule of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., one late day per week, and one weekend shift per month.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Graduate of a certified Medical Assistant program.
- Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Phlebotomy training; phlebotomist license and work experience if required by the practice.
- At least one year of recent experience working in a medical office or facility.
- Experience with the practice specialty.
- Ability to partner with teams in small to large practice groups.
- Certified Medical Assistant.
Nice To Haves
- Strong verbal communication, prioritization, and work organization skills, including the ability to maintain an organized, alphabetized filing system.
- General working knowledge of PCs, Excel, Microsoft Word for Windows, and EPIC.
- Computerized appointment scheduling experience.
- Ability to handle stress in a fast-paced environment.
- Skill in handling sensitive public contacts with discretion, tact, and courtesy when dealing with patients, coworkers, and physicians.
- Physical ability to stock, lift, and transport supplies and instruments.
Responsibilities
- Support patient care by checking schedules and organizing patient flow; accompanying patients to exam or procedure rooms; assisting with walking, transfers, dressing, and exam preparation; collecting patient history and specimens; performing screenings; assisting with procedures; charting; relaying instructions; answering calls; and providing relevant information.
- Complete clerical tasks, including sending and receiving medical records; obtaining lab, X-ray, hospital, and referral information; completing forms and requisitions; providing receptionist coverage when required; scheduling appointments; performing billing and coding when required; verifying insurance and demographics; collecting co-pays when required; and maintaining complete, properly filed charts.
- Set up instruments and equipment; clean exam and procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between visits; maintain infection control; clean and maintain sterilizers and related records; order, sort, and store supplies; and restock rooms.
- Promote patient rights, respond appropriately to emergency codes, and share patient or staff problems with the immediate supervisor.
- Perform clinical medical assisting duties as permitted by state law and practice, including asepsis, sterilization, instrument preparation and autoclaving, vital signs and measurements, exam preparation, medication administration, prescription verification, assisting with minor surgery and post-surgical care, applying dressings, suture removal, biohazard disposal and monitoring, therapeutic modalities, patient instruction, laboratory procedures, quality control, CLIA-waived testing, capillary punctures, venipunctures, specimen handling, electrocardiography, emergency triage, and first aid.
- Adhere to the medical assistant scope of practice in the laboratory.
- Perform other assigned duties.
Benefits
- A benefit options package is available for eligible roles.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
