What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN-MA position at WECARE TLC, LLC?
About WeCare tlc:
We work with businesses and organizations to provide quality, coordinated patient-centric healthcare to their employees. We take a strategic and flexible approach to operating our health centers. To us, health care is personal. Our patients are more than the reason they came to the health center. We want our patients to feel the best they can by controlling their health destiny. We restore the provider-patient relationship determined by the highest quality care teams, producing the best health outcomes. We advocate for our clients by protecting their finances against health-related risks. We are leading the way in workplace wellness, and we are the way others will deliver collaborative healthcare.
Our beliefs are rooted in trust, integrity, and excellence and we make it a point to use good judgment, fairness, and common sense to meet our challenges. At WeCare tlc, we promote open communication, transparency, creativity, teamwork, and openness to change. Attracting top talent who can thrive in a collaborative, client-oriented environment contributes to our success.
About the position:
With a commitment to changing the way healthcare is delivered in the United States, a passion for health and wellness, and a dedication to excellence, our multi-state company, WeCare tlc, has an opportunity for a skilled Medical Assistant to join our team for PRN coverage. WeCare tlc operates a health center for the employees and dependents of our client located in Quincy, IL. This health center is open Monday – Friday.
The Medical Assistant, under the supervision of the Health Center Nurse Manager, is responsible for assisting in the delivery of occupational, primary, urgent, and emergent care in an ambulatory setting with emphasis on prevention, treatment, and health maintenance.
Responsibilities can include, but are not limited to:
- Schedule patient appointments
- Request medical records and respond to medical records requests
- Take accurate vital signs and document in medical record
- Document patient medications and medical history, and review of systems/symptoms
- Maintain medical records, incorporating scanned documents into EMR
- Perform screenings per protocol (PHQ-9, GAD, etc.)
- Review preventive care and alert provider to any pending needs per WeCare guidelines
- Triage patients and notify provider of any emergent concerns
- Perform in house tests such as but not limited to: EKG, Pulmonary Function Testing, Vision Screen and Hearing
- Assist the clinical staff in completing examinations and procedures
- Provide patient education as directed.
- Prepare procedure supplies for medical provider
- Clean exam rooms after visits and as needed
- Ensure exam rooms are stocked
- Make post-visit follow up calls
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives
Required Knowledge, Education & Experience:
- Must have thorough education or training in the basics of medical terminology.
- Must have a Highschool diploma or equivalent.
- Prior experience as a Medical Assistant, EMT, PCT or CNA
- Effective communication skills
- High level of customer service and ability to work as a member of a team
- Phlebotomy experience
- Current CPR/BLS
Preferred Knowledge, Education & Experience:
- Successful completion and graduation from a medical assistant program
- Clinical Certified Medical Assistant (CCMA)
If you want to join an organization you can be proud of, we’d like to talk to you! For confidential consideration, visit our career portal on our Careers Page.
WeCare tlc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
Background checks and pre-employment drug screening are required for employment with WeCare tlc.