Medical Assistant in Chicago, Illinois at Saint Anthony Hospital

Medical Assistant (Non-Certified) Health Affiliates

Day Shift, Full Time

Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.

As part of Saint Anthony Hospital’s commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org.

Position Purpose:

The primary role of a Medical Assistant is to provide high quality clinical care under the direction of a physician or licensed health care professional. The Medical Assistant is responsible for providing clinical support to health care providers to ensure an efficient workflow.

Essential Functions:

• Takes patients’ vital signs; prepares patients for examinations, giving them instructions based upon the reason for the visit.
• Performs initial interviews with new patients, obtaining pertinent medical history information for use by the healthcare provider during examinations.
• Assists health care provider with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care. Obtains consent for procedures as necessary.
• Keeps inventory and orders a monthly supply of immunizations through the Vaccines for Children Program as well as private stock vaccines.
• Cleans and prepares rooms between procedures.
• Monitors and restock supplies, ensure proper functioning of equipment. Notifies supervisor of malfunctioning equipment and completes corrective action log.
• Performs Point of Care Testing (POCT) and EKG in accordance with established standards, practices, policies, and procedures.
• Administers immunizations and injections as ordered by the healthcare provider and records appropriately in the medical record.
• Assists health care providers with patient education pertaining to their ongoing healthcare; laboratory and radiology orders, diet and exercise, procedure/surgery preparation.
• Works with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans.
• Assists in screening telephone calls for referral to a nurse, provider, or physician.

General Job requirements:

• Diploma or Degree from an accredited Medical Assistant program
• CPR Card Required
• Excellent documentation skills (including grammar, spelling and punctuation)
• Ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service and telephone etiquette skills consistently
• Bilingual English/Spanish – preferred
• Medical Assistant Certification preferred
• Must be comfortable with direct patient contact
• 1–3 years related experience in a doctor's office preferred
• Excellent customer service skills, interpersonal skills and attention to detail are required.
• Office administrative skills with knowledge of billing procedures preferred

Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights:

• Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago.
• Saint Anthony Hospital has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
• Saint Anthony Hospital offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families.