Medical Assistant; Credentialed​/Certified- Radiation Oncology

Medical Assistant (Credentialed/Certified) – Radiation Oncology

Hiring Department
:
Radiation Oncology

Location
:
Chicago, IL, USA

Requisition : 1039030

FTE
: 1

Work Schedule
: 40 hrs per week

Shift
:
Days

# of Positions
: 1

Workplace Type
:
On‑Site

Posting Close Date
: 1/22/2026

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $25.26 – $39.08 per hour

This position is eligible for benefits which include health, dental, vision, life insurance, a retirement plan, paid time off and tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. As part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health includes a Joint Commission‑accredited tertiary care hospital, outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges.

This position functions under the direction of the Assistant Director, Advanced Practice Nurse, and charge nurse; performing clinical, clerical and escort duties as instructed.

• Performs direct patient care tasks:
  • Responds to patient telephone inquiries giving factual information according to the nature of the question; secures patient information about illness and health problems.
  • Greets patient, checks appointment, updates patient information, demographics and insurance cards, and ensures the patient’s medical records, including electronic records, are available to physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers.
  • Escorts or arranges to have patient escorted to examination or treatment room.
  • Completes and records patients’ blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight, and other data on appropriate medical records including electronic records.
  • Discusses with the patient the reason for his/her visit and records symptoms on the medical records including electronic records.
  • Administers basic tests, such as audio, visual, or lung stress tests.
  • Instructs the patient in certain aspects of health care as directed by the physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers.
  • Relays information to the patient regarding preparation for various types of exams and the location of laboratories, pharmacy, and other treatment areas.
  • Assists physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers with conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures—drapes patient for exams and treatments, sets up treatment tray, holds and hands various instruments to the doctor, adjusts lights or treatment tables, procures proper IUD for patient insertion, applies or removes simple bandages or dressings, and removes stitches and/or staples after the site has been inspected by a physician, nurse practitioner or clinic nurse.
• Performs indirect patient care tasks:
  • Follows doctors/providers orders, requisitions of laboratory tests and procedures, such as X‑ray, EKG, blood exams, and urinalysis.
  • Dispatches messages to other departments and makes appointments for patients requiring services in other departments or health care facilities, as requested by the medical staff.
  • Collects patients’ specimens and returns them to the laboratory for analysis; provides necessary follow‑up work, such as checking on test results.
  • Collects and bags soiled linen in the examining room; sets up procedure rooms.
  • Cleans and sterilizes equipment and supplies.
  • Receives new supplies from supply source; checks supplies delivered against request for shortages and breakage; records errors or damages detected; places items in proper storage location in supply room; stocks examining rooms, ensuring that appropriate medications and supplies are not expired and are available at all times.
  • Obtains pre‑authorizations and referrals.
• Performs clerical duties:
  • Maintains patient files, medical records including electronic records, treatment records, and laboratory results; completes patient charts as prescribed by the physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers.
  • Maintains records of monetary charges to patients and forwards…