The Medical Assistant provides support to multiple physician practices, ensuring efficient patient flow and high-quality care. Responsibilities include performing medical procedures, maintaining supplies, and assisting with patient screenings.
Requirements summary
A high school diploma or GED is required, along with Basic Life Support certification within 30 days. The role demands a higher level of direct care and collaboration with healthcare professionals.
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Job description
Overview
The Medical Assistant serves as an essential member of the plastic medicine care team, maintaining all patient‑care supplies, supporting the efficient and timely flow of patients, and collaborating closely with physicians and nursing staff to ensure the delivery of high‑quality, professional care to patients and their families.
Qualifications
Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days –
American
Heart
Association (AHA)
Education: H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
Responsibilities
Provides Medical Assistant support to multiple physician practices.
Ensures charges captured on services delivered.
Consistently provides a higher level of direct care as defined by department.
Performs photography, suture/staple removal, drain removal, dressing changes, wound packing and application/instruction in the use of medical supplies.
Performs screenings per provider guidelines: vital signs, height, weight.
Rooms patients and charts in EMR: reason for visit, medication reconciliation, pain score, vital signs, height, weight, health history, family history, etc. when indicated.
Assists physicians and/or nursing staff with various procedures.
Performs photography, suture/staple removal, drain removal, dressing changes, wound packing, application and instruction in medical supplies, and post‑procedure instruction.
Cleans equipment, tables, rooms between patient visits; replaces/restocks supplies and linen.
Orders and maintains unit patient care supplies.
About Us
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At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities.
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Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois.
We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers.
We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College.
Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care.
We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
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Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $17.12per hour - $27.73per hour.
This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health.
The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.
To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
