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About the Role

This role is responsible for preparing and rooming patients for exams, performing laboratory procedures, administering medications, and assisting with medical procedures. The position requires knowledge of patient care appropriate to the age of patients served and the ability to assess and interpret patient data.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and rooms patients for exam by obtaining vital signs and gathering/documenting/updating pertinent health information.
• Monitors and completes Clinical Integration/Quality Improvement measures.
• Performs laboratory procedures using aseptic technique and standard precautions.
• Assists the Physician/Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) with procedures.
• Administers routine medications under Physician/APC orders or approved protocols.
• Follows through with necessary procedure or test requests, care algorithms, appointment times, and referrals.
• Refers questions to Registered Nurses and Physician/APC per scope of practice guidelines and relays information back to patient.
• Communicates with Physician/APC and other members of the health care team to ensure smooth clinic flow.
• Effectively communicates accurate and timely information with the patient.
• Performs basic and advanced clinical support tasks or skills based on specialty and competencies.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.

Requirements

• LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Active License issued by the state in which the team member practices.
• Medical Assistant: Completion of an accredited or approved program in Medical Assistant, or 2 years of verifiable full-time experience as a Medical Assistant within the last 5 years.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 45 days unless department leader has determined it is not required.
• Ability to perform routine and complex technical skills, within the Medical Assistant scope of practice after demonstrated competency.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians.
• Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, and use of electronic mail with exposure to electronic medical records systems.
• Demonstrates customer service skills that support a positive patient experience.
• Must sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, climb, and reach above shoulders throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift 35 pounds without assistance.
• Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine-hand manipulation skills.
• Will be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, blood and body fluids hazards on a frequent basis.
• Will be required to wear protective clothing and equipment as needed.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Skills

• Vital signs
• Patient assessment
• Laboratory procedures
• Aseptic technique
• Standard precautions
• Infection control
• Medication administration
• Procedure assistance
• Patient communication
• Electronic medical records systems
• Customer service

Location

• Brookfield

Work Type

• Full time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 2 years of verifiable full-time experience as a Medical Assistant within the last 5 years (for Medical Assistant role)

Education Level

• LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing
• Medical Assistant: GED or HS Equivalency Diploma. Completion of an accredited or approved program in Medical Assistant

Salary/Compensations

• $21.85 - $36.15
• Actual compensation offered in the Pay Range of $21.85 - $32.80 for an MA or $24.10 - $36.15 for an LPN

Benefits

• 401(k) company contributions: 3% of your eligible annual salary
• 401(k) employer match: dollar for dollar up to 3%
• Opportunity for yearly merit increases within the salary range
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Sign-on bonus (Qualified External Candidates Only)

About the Company

• Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.
• Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.
• Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.
• It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.
• Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.
• Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
• Advocate Health is one of the 10 largest not-for-profit, integrated health systems in the United States.
• Advocate Health is exploring the latest technologies to deliver care to patients exactly where they are and exactly when they need it.
• Advocate Health has a dynamically inclusive workforce and strong connections to the places where they live and work.
• Advocate Health is redefining the standard for care with world-class doctors and caregivers, innovative solutions, outstanding outcomes, and leading-edge research and clinical trials.
• Advocate and Aurora are recognized for clinical excellence in: Cardiovascular Care, Neurosciences, Gynecology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Neurology, Geriatrics, Trauma Care.

Equal Opportunity

• Committed to providing equitable care for all