About the Role
Support the care team by performing clinical and administrative tasks vital to patient care. As a Medical Assistant or Licensed Practical Nurse, you will play a key role in the ambulatory care team by supporting providers, connecting with patients, and ensuring a seamless, compassionate experience.
Responsibilities
- Welcome patients and support their transition into care
- Take and record vital signs, medical histories, and health screenings
- Prepare patients for exams and assist providers during procedures
- Administer medications and vaccines as directed
- Perform lab-related tasks including specimen collection and point-of-care testing
- Document care accurately in the electronic health record
- Partner with physicians, nurses, and teammates to deliver high-quality, coordinated care
Requirements
- GED or HS Equivalency Diploma
- LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state of practice
- LPN: Completion of an accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing
- MA: 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) within 45 days
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently
- Ability to lift and support 35 pounds
- Ability to push/pull with 30 lbs of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs with assistance
- Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with fine hand manipulation skills
- Ability to maneuver foot pedals on carts or machines
- Ability to perform physical safety interventions such as patient restraint and verbal de-escalation
- Ability to respond quickly to changes in patient or unit conditions
Skills
- Clinical task performance
- Administrative task management
- Patient care
- Electronic health record documentation
- Specimen collection
- Point-of-care testing
- IV insertion
- Verbal de-escalation
Location
- New Berlin, WI
Work Type
- Full time
- Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00pm OR 7:45am-5:15pm
- Wednesday OFF
Education Level
- GED or HS Equivalency Diploma
- Accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing
- Accredited or approved program in Medical Assistant
Salary/Compensations
- $21.85 - $32.80 (MA)
- $24.10 - $36.15 (LPN)
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Educational Assistance Program
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Shift and on-call premium pay
About the Company
- Aurora Medical Group (AMG) is part of Advocate Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems.
- Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States.
- The system operates over 1,000 care locations and employs 155,000 teammates.
- Committed to providing equitable care and improving health outcomes in the communities served.
