Medical Assistant

Job Summary

The Medical Assistant will assist Physicians with testing, examinations, education, and treatment of patients.

• Greet and escort patients to examination rooms.
• Take detailed medical history.
• Take and enter patients’ vital signs into the medical record; alert the physician or nurse of any abnormalities.
• Perform testing and/or sample collection including blood draws, electrocardiograms, injections, cultures, biopsies, urinalyses, etc.; ensure all samples are properly labeled and transported in a timely manner.
• Assist physicians with medical procedures.
• Follow up/track receipt of results from tests and procedures ordered by the physician.
• Check encounter forms, diagnostic laboratory forms, and physician orders on patients’ records for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment by cleaning equipment and examination rooms according to established procedures.
• Retrieve and deliver paperwork or supplies, and distribute forms to other departments.
• Maintain logs for maintenance, inventory, and biopsy records.
• Perform clerical duties including photocopying, data entry, faxing, e‑mailing, ordering supplies, and managing appointment scheduling and patient record retrieval.
• Perform reception duties: answer telephones, take messages, and relay calls.
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with people inside and outside the department and/or practice.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Certification as a Medical Assistant (Level I preferred, Level II required).
• CPR Certification.
• 3–5 years’ experience in ambulatory care preferred.

• Patient care skills.
• Ability to operate accurately a variety of medical equipment, including blood pressure monitors, autoclaves, glucometers, thermometers, syringes/needles, scales, EKG, ultrasound, centrifuges, stethoscopes.
• Good written and verbal communication skills for face‑to‑face, telephone, and electronic exchanges.
• Good analytical and judgment skills.
• Proficiency with computer software programs and systems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding patient, personnel, and financial data.
• Excellent organizational skills to work independently, prioritize, handle multiple tasks, and manage time.

Compliance with department health and safety policies and procedures.

40‑hour work week; hours and days to be determined by the department’s business needs. Additional hours may be required.

Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer.

For employees who will interact with the public and/or co‑workers, a primary COVID‑19 vaccination series is required, or an approved religious or medical exemption. New hires must complete the primary series before the start date and receive a booster within 30 days after becoming eligible, per CDC guidelines. Employees with an approved exemption must submit weekly PCR test results. Remote positions are exempt from these vaccination requirements.