UChicago Medicine

Medical Assistant, Lansing-Full time Days


PayCompetitive
LocationLansing/Illinois
Employment typeOther

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 68181

      Job Description

      Join UChicago Medicine Care Network, as a Medical Assistant at our Lansing location. In this role you will partner with the rest of the clinical team to provide patients the highest quality of care.

      In this role, a Medical Assistant is an employee who performs a wide variety of patient care services under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice nurse (APN) or physician. Such services can involve therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedures.

      Responsibilities include:

      • Triage, conduct vitals
      • Experience administering vaccinations and immunizations
      • Complete paperwork and forms
      • Check schedules and organize patient flow
      • Accompany patients to exam/procedure room
      • Assist patients as needed
      • Prepare room for exam
      • Collect patient history
      • Perform screenings per provider guidelines
      • Assist physicians/nurses with various procedures
      • Chart; relay instructions to patients/families
      • Answer calls
      • Send/receive patient medical records
      • Obtain lab/X-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc
      • Complete forms/requisitions as needed
      • Schedule appointments
      • Insurance coverage verification
      • Manage and update charts to ensure that information is complete and filed appropriately
      • Prescription Refills
      • Ordering, sorting, storing supplies
      • Restock exam/procedure room

      Required Qualifications

      • High school diploma or equivalent
      • Must have a current certificate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training
      • Experience working in a community health setting
      • Position requires completion of a certified/registered program for medical assistants that are recognized by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross (CMA, RMA, CCMA, NCMA)
      • Minimum of one year of recent experience working in a medical office/facility

      Preferred Qualifications

      • Considerable skill in communicating verbally, determining priorities, and in organizing work; ability to maintain an organized, alphabetized filing system
      • General working knowledge of PC: Excel, Microsoft Word for Windows, and EPIC
      • Computerized appointment scheduling experience
      • Ability to handle stress in a fast-paced environment
      • Considerable skill in handling sensitive public contacts with discretion, tact and courtesy when dealing with patients, coworkers and physicians
      • Physical ability to perform stocking, lifting and transporting supplies and instruments

      Position Details

      • Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
      • Shift:Day
      • Unit/Department: Primary Care
      • CBA Code: Non-Union
  • About the company

      UChicago Medicine provides superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient's dignity and individuality.

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