Grand Ledge Urgent Care MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Sparrow Health System
- Grand Ledge, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Prepares patient for examination. Obtains vital signs and chief complaint. Appropriately documents information obtained.
- Performs laboratory and diagnostic testing.
- Answers, screens and triages telephone calls. Takes accurate messages and distributes to the appropriate personnel within the guidelines of the practice.
- Schedules tests and referral appointments for patients.
- Administers oral and injectable medication. Phones prescriptions to pharmacies.
- Engages and helps promote patient/family teaching as appropriate; and provides an educational environment for patients and patient families.
- Works gaps in care registries to help improve the quality of care.
- Maintains all logs and required checks (i.e., refrigerator temps, medications, oxygen, etc.)
- Maintains practice standards by participating in in-services, committees, etc. May assist in developing and implementing quality control and practice policies.
- Inventories, orders and restocks areas as necessary.
- Maintains and cleans equipment and environmental safety as required.
- Ability to provide clerical services and clinical services as required to maintain an effective practice flow. Cross trained to work both clerically and clinically.
- Must be able to float to all Urgent Care/Fast Care sites due to varying
Work Experience • Specialty clinics may require six months specialty experience • Relevant clinical experience within the past 5 years; if no clinical experience, completion of medical assistant program in past two years. • Previous work experience in medical office setting preferred • Experience with an EMR preferred • Previous work experience in Urgent Care preferred
Education • High school diploma or GED • Completion of an accredited medical assistant program, including an externship OR a minimum of 5 years of Sparrow medical assistant experience in a clinical capacity
Specialized Knowledge and Skills • Ability to provide care for patients, which is age specific to their physical and safety needs, psychosocial concerns and educational level. • Necessary visual and auditory acuity required to monitor patient's condition and operate department equipment • Demonstrates a positive team attitude and has interpersonal skills to effectively and appropriately communicate with clients, their families, providers and co-workers. • Ability to work in an EMR environmentUrgent Care employees are required to float to multiple locations when individual staffing needs arise.
- All full time (0.9 FTE)/part time (0.6 FTE) staff need to pick up 3 weekend shifts in one-month period. Part time 0.3 FTE staff need to pick up 2 weekend shifts per month.
- Per Diem caregivers must work 1 (12 hours) shift per month
Degree Type / Education Level High School / GED
Status Full-time
Facility Match Any
Experience Level New Grad