Northwestern Medicine · 20 hours ago
Lead Medical Assistant- Internal Medicine Full Time
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, dedicated to providing high-quality patient care. The Lead Medical Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting physicians and nurses, facilitating patient flow, and leading the Medical Assistant team to ensure efficient operations and patient satisfaction.
Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Leads the work of Medical Assistants within the practice
Serves as a role model and resource to clinical staff
Provides training and orienting to all medical assistants, and maintains training and orientation materials and records
Monitors and evaluates policies and procedures to suggest operational changes
Participates in conferences and meetings, and represents the work unit on organizational initiatives
Ensures efficient patient flow through the site:
+ Escorts patient to exam room, identifies patient, prepares patient for examination
+ Obtains vital signs
+ Documents reason for visit, updates/confirms various relevant patient information (allergies, smoking history, pharmacy information)
+ Informs provider and registered nurse of any significant change in vital signs or acute symptoms
+ Anticipates/sets up equipment or supplies needed for visit
+ Cleans and prepares exam room for next patient
+ Responds to needs, expedites visits, maintains flow of patients and prioritize tasks accordingly
Assists practitioner with medical and surgical procedures:
+ Electrocardiogram
+ Venipuncture
+ Immunizations
+ Sets up procedure trays
+ Specimen collection and/or Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waived testing as directed by provider
Provides high quality care:
+ Prepares and stocks exam rooms in treatment area by following established protocols for disinfecting and sterilizing equipment and instruments
+ Participates in environmental safety rounds
+ Maintains vaccine/medication inventory
+ Monitors and maintains equipment and instruments
+ Assists in ordering supplies and disposes expired items
+ Adheres to office opening and closing procedure
May perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Must meet one of the following requirements: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for State of employment, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) licensure in Illinois, or A Medical Assistant (MA) with current certification in one of the 5 eligible certification bodies: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through American Medical Technologists (AMT), National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or National Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) through the National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification
Strong computer skills
Two (2) years relevant clinical experience
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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