Division:Eskenazi Health
SubDivision:FQHC
Req ID:22417
Schedule:Full Time; Part Time
Shift:Varied
Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.
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Job Role Summary
The Medical Assistant provides patient care which takes into account patient response to care provided patient needs problems capabilities limitations and progress toward goals. Alters activities/behaviors to ensure adequate care appropriate to the age of patients served (i.e. pediatric adolescent adult geriatric).This Medical Assistant role is with Eskenazi Healths Primary Care FQHC Grassy Creek Health Center. This clinic is located at 9443 E. 38th Street Indianapolis IN 46235. This clinic supports a variety of services.You can view more information about the clinic here:Eskenazi Health Center Grassy Creek
Check out this video about what its like to be an MA with Eskeanzi Health:Medical Assistant
What We Offer
- Competitive wages based on years of experience and certification/registration
- Opportunity for growth with our career advancement ladder leading up to supervisory medical assistant opportunities
- Variety of schedule options based on clinic and hours available
- Generous PTO beginning day one and full benefits for parttime and fulltime roles
Job Requirements
- Graduation from an education program for the medical assistant
- CPR certification (American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification is preferred)
- Current TB Education certification is preferred
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Proactively contributes to Eskenazis mission: Advocate Care Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable populations of Marion County. Models Eskenazi values
- Maintains a safe patient/clinic environment; practice is in compliance with Eskenazis safety standards
- Demonstrates good communication skills using appropriate medical terminology
- Exhibits legal and ethical professional conduct follows organizational/sitespecific protocols/processes
- Provides patient care which takes into account patient response to care provided patient needs problems capabilities limitations and progress toward goals. Alters activities/behaviors to ensure adequate care appropriate to the age of patients served (i.e. pediatric adolescent adult geriatric)
- Integrates cultural/population specific diversity needs into patient care as well as integrating physiological psychological and cultural needs
- Measures and records vital signs heights weights other parameters including pain assessment
- Interviews patient and records history chief complaint other findings
- Calls prescriptions (except Schedule II medications) to pharmacy for the provider per written orders
- Prepares patients for examinations and performs routine screening tests including EKGs
- Assists provider with exams and minor office procedures
- Collects and processes lab specimens including phlebotomy
- Monitors followup of tests and lab studies done and notifies provider
- Performs pointofcare testing including pertinent quality control testing documenting results
- Prepares and administers medications (with exceptions per organizational or sitespecific guidelines) with provider written order
- Demonstrates competence/accountability in the administration of medications treatments performing tests
- Changes/applies dressings removes sutures other minor procedures
- Performs CPR when needed
- Accurately legibly legally documents findings services provided (including medication administration) education/instructions given completes other required documentation
- Cleans rooms after each patient exam
- Answers phones/makes phone calls as needed/directed
- Helps maintain clinic flow
- Operates standard office equipment
- Schedules appointments
- Maintains supplies and equipment (stocking/ordering) including routine stocking of exam rooms
- Alters activities/behaviors to provide populationspecific and agespecific care
- Maintains required certifications (organizationally and as required by site)
- Assists with the orientation of other staff members including Medical Assistant Externs
- Must sit together with Clinical Team
Contact
Have questions Contact Jenna Urbina at:
Accredited by The Joint Commission and named as one of Indianas best employers by Forbes magazine for two consecutive years and the top hospital in the state for community benefit by the Lown Institute Eskenazi Healths programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services the citys primary EMS provider Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana the only verified adult burn center in Indiana and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center the first community mental health center in Indiana just to name a few.