Medical Assistant

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Freeport, IL

8d•$18 - $29

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports clinical and administrative functions in a busy clinic. The role includes rooming patients, collecting assessment information, preparing patients for care, assisting with examinations and procedures, and supporting laboratory procedures, screening tests, and quality improvement projects. Administrative duties include scheduling appointments, conducting reminder calls, greeting and registering patients and visitors, maintaining patient charts and records, coordinating referrals, answering phones, collecting payments, and ordering and maintaining supplies. The position requires some independent judgment, with decisions limited by standard practices and procedures. Medication injection training and pharmacology are required competencies for performing medication administration. Approved CPR or BLS certification is required within 90 days. Clinic-setting experience is preferred.

Requirements

Graduate of a medical assistant program accredited by ABHES or CAAHEP; a program at a post-secondary school or college with qualifying institutional accreditation; or another qualifying program.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
Medication injection training and pharmacology are required competencies to perform medication administration.
Manual dexterity to operate equipment, perform procedures, and use a telephone and keyboard.
Ability to lift and transfer patients and push or pull equipment to provide care.
Ability to exert 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and 25 to 50 pounds occasionally.
Frequently required to stand, walk, handle, finger, feel, reach, talk, and hear; occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, and smell.
Frequent close vision; occasional distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a clinic setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Room patients, collect assessment data, and prepare patients according to their specific needs.
Assist with examinations, treatment, and other clinic procedures.
Assist with laboratory procedures, screening tests, and quality improvement projects.
Answer telephone calls by responding to inquiries, directing callers to appropriate personnel, or initiating triage slips for medical personnel.
Schedule appointments and enter appointment dates and times into the computerized scheduler.
Conduct reminder calls to patients.
Greet and direct patients, salespeople, and visitors.
Register patients by verifying that their records are current and accurate.
Make appropriate changes in the computer system and patient charts.
Coordinate patient referrals through insurance and other physician offices.
Collect payments from patients and issue receipts where applicable.
Prepare and maintain patient charts.
Maintain and order supplies.
Follow quality, service, partnering, and cost-related behavior expectations, including protecting confidentiality, communicating effectively, collaborating with others, and using resources responsibly.