Medical Assistant; Dr. Park
Listed on 2026-10-24
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Healthcare
Medical Assistant
1611 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Midwest Orthopedics at Rush is nationally recognized as a leader in comprehensive orthopedic services. The Orthopedic Program at Rush University Medical Center is ranked Top 10 in Orthopedics by U.S. News and World Report. Founded in 2003, MOR is comprised of internationally-renowned Orthopedic and Spine surgeons who pioneer the latest advances in technology and surgical techniques to improve the lives and activity levels of patients around the world.
MOR doctors are the official team physicians for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Fire Soccer Club and DePaul University Athletics.
We are looking for a full-time Certified Medical Assistant to join a busy orthopedic surgeon specializing in the back and neck. The position is responsible for providing clinical and administrative support to the Physician and PAs with the evaluation, management, and treatment of patients in an outpatient clinical setting. The ideal candidate will provide excellent customer service, strong communication skills, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
The position will require travel to Chicago, Oak Brook, Joliet, Westchester, and Munster, IN. Schedule will vary per week.
Joliet: 963 129th Infantry Drive, Joliet, IL 60435
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist physician and providers with the flow of patients during clinic days.
- Triage new patients. Take health history and reason for visit, onset of issue, current pain medications.
- Reconcile medications, allergies, personal history and family history for all new patients.
- Assist physician with office procedures.
- Assist with EMR documentation of history, physical exam, assessment and plan.
- Measures vital signs before/after procedures.
- Enters orders in patients' chart for procedures/injections.
- Removes staples, sutures, and external fixation devices as directed by the physician.
- Performs routine laboratory tests, collect/assist with the collection of specimens, send collected specimens out to Quest Diagnostic Labs for processing.
- Assists with contacting patients for results or call patients to make follow up appointment.
- Assists in collecting pre-operative clearance notes, labs, and EKGs to prepare for surgery
- Assists in creating pre-surgery packets.
- Filters through
Athenastaff bucket regularly and distribute tasks toteam. - Communicated with patients to answer common clinical questions and coordinate with the care team.
- Completes disability, FMLA forms, and parking placards.
- Completes prior authorizations for medications.
- Communicates to administrative assistant any procedure authorizationsneeded.
- Cleans exam rooms between patients, as well as clean and stock at the end of the day.
- Preforms other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Prior experience in orthopedics or a related field
- Good verbal and written communication and writing skills.
- Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Be comfortable taking initiative and responsibility.
- Willing to travel as required.
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) required
Pay Range: $23.00 - $26.00 per hour.
Compensation at MOR is determined by many factors, which may include but are not limited to, job-related skills and level of experience, education, certifications, geographic location, market data and internal equity. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards…
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