Medical Assistant - Urgent Care

Medical Assistant

Department/Location: Urgent Care - 1651 E. 29th St., Muncie

Reports To: Urgent Care Clinical Coordinator and Practice Manager

Classification: Non-Exempt | Full Time

Requires: Medical assistant certification or at least one year work experience in healthcare

Schedule: 2 - 12 hour shifts and 2 - 8 hour shifts, holidays and weekends are required

Open Door Health Services is seeking a full-time Medical Assistant at our Urgent Care location in Muncie, Indiana.

Overview

As an Open Door Medical Assistant, you will be part of a supportive, interdisciplinary team providing high-quality, compassionate care to individuals and families. Medical assistants perform a variety of patient care activities to support and assist physicians, nurse practitioners, and other medical staff. No clinical experience is necessary if you are certified by an accredited medical assistant program.

As a Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door Health Services provides comprehensive primary, urgent, preventive, and select specialty services and social support programs for individuals and families, regardless of their ability to pay. Our patients represent diverse backgrounds, life experiences, capacities, and orientations.

Location

This position is located at 1651 E. 29th St. in Muncie.

Roles & Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Prepare the patient for the provider by getting vital signs and the patient's primary complaint. You may also conduct additional testing and screenings (ex. UA dipstick, glucose reading, pregnancy testing, vision and hearing)
• Brief provider on patient's data and status
• Administer prescribed medications, immunizations and treatments as ordered
• Assist in screening telephone calls for referrals, lab results and prescription refills
• Perform quality checks and sterilize, clean, and stock exam rooms

Successful candidates will:

• Demonstrate a commitment to ethical, inclusive, and patient-centered care
• Exhibit Open Door values: Esteeming the Team, Maximizing Potential, Doing the Right Thing, Choosing Compassion, and Encouraging Uniqueness
• Be able to react calmly in emergency situations
• Be able to read, understand, and follow detailed written and oral communication
• Be able to learn to use and update electronic health records and other online systems

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent. MA certification preferred
• At least one year of work experience in healthcare clinic/office if not certified
• CPR & first aid certification

About Open Door

For more than 50 years, Open Door Health Services has provided friendly, expert, patient-centered care for East Central Indiana residents, with or without insurance. Services are offered at multiple locations in Muncie and Anderson, Indiana. We are strongly guided by our mission, vision, and values in all we do.

Mission: Our mission is to improve the quality of life of others. We strive to create a better life and future for others, and ourselves, by enhancing the communities where we live, work, and play.

Vision: Open Door Health Services is the preferred partner in East Central Indiana for improving the well-being of individuals and the communities in which they live.

Values: Esteem the Team • Maximize Potential • Do the Right Thing • Choose Compassion • Encourage Uniqueness

Open Door offers:

• An excellent benefit package covering your medical, dental, and vision needs
• Competitive pay
• Supportive team environment
• PTO and vacation time
• Opportunities for learning and career growth

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to clinic environment.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range or use of approved adaptive equipment.
• Requires standing, walking or sitting for long periods of time. Occasional bending, stretching or lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Requires the ability to work under stressful situations.