Medical Assistant- Maine East/West School Based Health Centers
Job ID:
R110218
Shift:
1st
Full/Part Time:
Full_time
Location:
Park Ridge, IL – 2601 W Dempster St
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
This position is inside the school-based health centers of Maine East and Maine West High Schools. There will be some travel between Maine East, Maine West and Maine South High Schools. This is a 40-hour week position. Candidate must be available during the week, during school/clinic hours (generally 730a-4p, sometimes 8a-430p). There may be an occasional weekend event with the school. If that occurs, the schedule will be adjusted appropriately. The MA in this role will also be responsible for front desk check in and registration of patients.
This position is eligible for up to a $2500 sign on bonus payable after 90 days of hire (Internals not included)
Unique opportunity to join a Health Based Clinic at Maine East/Main West High School. Travel between both schools will be required.
Maine East- 2601 W Dempster St, Park Ridge IL
Maine West- 1755 S Wolf Rd, Des Plaines, IL
Schedule is Monday-Friday hours between 7AM and 5PM
JOB SUMMARY:
The Medical Assistant is a key member of the patient care team by supporting physicians and other clinicians in the delivery of high-quality health care to ambulatory patients. Medical Assistants are vital to the effective operations of a fast-paced medical practice. Medical Assistants help patients transition from the outside world into the provider’s office. The Medical Assistant performs a variety of important tasks to promote optimal health for our patients, including:
- Assist physicians and other clinicians with important clinical duties including but not limited to taking medical histories and assisting in physical examinations
- Act as a liaison between patients, physicians and other clinicians.
- Measure patient’s vital signs
- Prepare and administer vaccines/medications
- Document patient information into the electronic health record
- Collect specimens for testing
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Graduate of a medical assistant program or at least two years of medical assistant experience within the last five years.
- Medical Assistant Certification required.
- Good communications skills. Experience using a keyboard and computers.
- Familiarity with equipment used in ambulatory care.
- Current AHA CPR certification.
- Ability to travel locally to multiple sites as needed.
- Ability to work in stressful conditions and difficult situations.
- Resilient and flexible in a changing environment.
- Ability to cooperate and work with others.
- Ability to make sound and timely decisions and ability to work rotating shifts any day of the week.
- Ability to perform lifting/transfer activities related to patients as needed, ability to stoop/bend.
- At least 2 years of Peds/Adolescent Medicine experience
- Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
- Medical Assistant Certification preferred
Ability to lift to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. One of the state’s largest private employers, the system serves patients across 11 hospital locations, including two children’s campuses, and more than 250 sites of care. Advocate Health Care, in addition to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now a part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
