Medical Assistant - MA
6 days ago
Detroit
Job DescriptionSalary: Up to $21 per hour Seeking an experienced BilingualMedical Assistantto prepare patients for medical care, administer provider-directed tests and maintain the orderliness of the medical clinic. The ideal candidate will be (1) registered or certified as an MA, (2) have related experience with a good work history, and (3) havebilingual proficiency in both English and Spanish(Highly Preferred). With your Life-Work Balance in mind, this full time opportunity includes aComprehensive Benefit Program: • 15 Paid holidays per year, plus paid bereavement and paid jury duty leave (effective immediately), • Generous Paid Combined Vacation, Sick, and Personal Leave (available after 30 days), • Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance Coverage with no employee premium contribution for single Blue Cross HMO plan, while the Blue Cross PPO plan does include an employee contribution. Coverage available after 30 days., • Agency paid Life Insurance, • 403(b) 50% Match Program up to $5,000 annually (eligible after 30 days), • Educational Assistance Program (after 1 year) We are offering a NetSigning Bonus up to $500.00: with $250.00 net bonus paid upon a favorable (90) Day Performance Review and an additional $250.00 net paid bonus with continued favorable Performance Review at 180 days (6 months). Clinic Schedule: Day Shift Operations, Mon to Fri, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm OR from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Clinic hours may be expanded one day per week, with two shifts either from 7:00 am to 3:00pm OR from 11am to 7:00 pm Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Greet patients, verify information, and prepare for examinations, • Obtain and document vital signs, medical history and reason for visit, • Prepare, clean, and restock exam rooms to ensure readiness, • Assist providers with exams, procedures and treatments, • Prepare exam rooms in advance for scheduled procedures, ensuring all necessary supplies, equipment, and instruments are set up and ready for provider use, • Perform point-of-care testing and collect specimens as directed, • Perform and document quality control checks for laboratory tests, ensuring accuracy, proper equipment functions, and compliance with testing standards, • Administer vaccines and medications per provider orders, • Enter vaccine data into MCIR accurately and in a timely manner, and navigate MCIR to obtain complete vaccine histories for patient care, • Review vaccine history & identify vaccines needed, • Perform venipuncture for laboratory testing, including proper specimen collections, labeling and handling, • Provide patient education and instructions as directed by the provider, • Observes patients and reports adverse reactions to medication or treatment to medical provider(s)., • Responsible for all paperwork related to the patients visit; including prepping forms for physician signature, • Handle phone calls, messages, and follow-up tasks related to patient care, • Assist with processing referrals, including gathering required documentation, submitting requests, and coordinating follow-up communication with patients and external offices, • Manage patient flow to support efficient clinic operations, • Participates in daily morning huddles to review schedules, coordinate workflow and support effective team communication, • Monitor and ensure daily departmental opening and closing procedures are followed, • Monitor inventory of medication and supplies stored on-site, • Works to fullest extent of medical assistance licensure, • Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: • Must be self-directed., • Participate and/or facilitate routine morning huddles, • Must be able to maintain confidentiality, handle crisis and tolerate stress professionally., • Credential or licenses must be kept current and consistent with applicable regulations., • Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule, including evenings, weekends and overnight or extended travel as necessary., • Ability to promote an alcohol, tobacco and drug-free lifestyle., • Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form., • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos., • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization., • Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals., • Knowledge of Microsoft Office,, • H.R experience; Athena experienced preferred Education/Experience/Certificates/Credentials: Graduation from accredited Medical Assistant program. Proof of high school or GED. Current MI drivers license. Current CPR/Basic First Aid. Certificate and Certification from the American Association of Medical Assistants preferred or other certifying bodies. All credentials or licenses must be kept current and consistent with applicable regulations. Work Environment/Physical Demands: The characteristics and demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN PREFERENCE IN HIRING WILL BE APPLIED AS DEFINED IN THE INDIAN PREFERENCE ACT (TITLE 25, U.S. CODE SECTIONS 472 AND 473).
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