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Medical Assistant; Credentialed/Certified - Decatur
Job in
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, 62523, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
Listing for:
SIU Medicine
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Medical Assistant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description
As a member of our Right Now Program, you'll have the opportunity to work on a temporary basis in one of our esteemed clinical departments. We’re seeking dedicated Medical Assistant (Credentialed/Certified) who thrive in dynamic environments and value flexibility in their day‑to‑day schedules. In this role, the incumbent will provide just‑in‑time coverage for clinics experiencing volume increases or last‑minute call‑outs. Variable placements can be in 4‑hour or full‑day increments.
Key Features:
- Flexible scheduling options
- $30 per hour (not benefit eligible)
- Experience in academic medicine
Program participation has a maximum of 900 hours / 26 weeks / 6 months.
Examples of Duties- 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 makes sure the patient’s medical records are available to the physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers
- escorts or arranges to have patient escorted to examination or treatment room
- completes and records patient’s blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight, measures baby’s head circumference and other data on appropriate medical chart
- discusses with the patient the reason for his/her visit and records symptoms on the chart
- administers basic tests as designated by healthcare provider, such as EKG, spirometry, pulse oximetry, ear wash, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), etc.
- administers approved injections per appropriate protocol
- 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
- Per institutional direction, writes and/or enters orders into the EHR, following doctors’ orders, requisitions of laboratory tests and procedures, such as medicines, laboratory, and radiology
- dispatches messages to other departments and makes appointments for patients requiring services in other departments or healthcare facilities, as requested by the medical staff
- collects and prepares patients’ specimens and returns them to the laboratory for analysis; also 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 and maintains appropriate cleaning logs per appropriate protocol
- 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 available at all times
- obtains pre‑authorizations and referrals
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