About this role
$2,000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible new hires
$17.69/hour starting wage for non-certified Medical Assistants
$18.41/hour starting wage for Medical Assistants Certified through AAMA or AMT
Under general supervision, and according to established policies and procedures, will provide excellent patient care by performing or assisting in a variety of medical procedures and tests to assist in the examination and treatment of patients, including but not limited to vital signs, procedures, various treatment, administering injections and venipuncture. Assists with clerical duties to maintain efficient operations.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Performs to service excellence standards:
- Responds promptly, professionally and courteously to all customers’ needs.
- Cooperates and communicates effectively with all patients, families and staff.
- Contributes to continuous quality improvement efforts.
- Prepares examining rooms including turning on computer terminals and stocks room with supplies.
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent and six months experience as a medical assistant or patient care tech.
OR
- High school diploma or equivalent and completion of one of the following programs: medical assistant, emergency medical technician, nurse assistant, licensed practical nurse, armed services medic or patient care technician.
- For clinics with the Rural Health Designation, Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), and Canadian equivalents, (MHC approved providers for the resuscitation certification) is required within 6 months of hire
Preferred:
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through the American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Certification. May be required at management discretion.
- Electronic medical record experience.
- One-year experience working in medical office with multiple providers.
- Previous experience working in a medical office of the same specialty.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Other facts
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
As part of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, McLaren maintains academic affiliations with medical schools at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Central Medical University. McLaren’s seven (7) GME campuses offer 27 residencies and eight (8) fellowship programs that train over 650 future physicians annually. All GME programs at McLaren are overseen and managed centrally by the Department of Academic Affairs.
What you'll do
- Provide excellent patient care by performing or assisting in medical procedures and tests. Assist with clerical duties to maintain efficient operations.
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