Medical Assistant

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

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Qualifications

• CPR Certification required
• Medical Assistant certification or registration
• EMR experience required
• 2 or more years of experience working with geriatric patients
• Strong communication skills and customer service orientation
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills, accountability, and a flexible, positive attitude
• Fluency in Spanish, Polish, Russian, or other languages spoken by people in the communities we serve (where necessary)
• US work authorization
• Experience in a fast-paced healthcare environment
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting
• Experience with home-based patient support

Benefits

• Competitive benefits including paid vacation and sick time
• Generous 401K match with immediate vesting
• Health benefits

Responsibilities

• This position involves working closely with care teams to provide exceptional patient experiences, assist in health assessments, and perform routine diagnostic testing
• The role requires flexibility, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills to effectively support patients and healthcare providers
• Ensures efficient patient flow by rooming patients in a timely manner and assisting the provider with staying timely on their schedule
• Delivers an exceptional patient experience, and helps patients prepare for their provider visit
• Obtains vital signs, chief complaint and reviews medications
• Delivers patient screenings per protocols
• Orders supplies and stocks exam rooms
• Conducts routine quality control checks, including infection control measures, equipment QAs, and checks for expired medication and supplies
• Ensures exam rooms are clean, safe, and ready for patient visits
• Under direction of an RN, provider and/or protocol, provides telephonic support to patients
• Assists providers, RNs or social workers with home based support for high risk members, as necessary
• Under direction of an RN or Provider, offers MA appropriate 'visits', such as administering vaccinations and performing procedures, including but not limited to: ABI, spirometry, EKGs, etc
• Performs waived laboratory testing
• Schedules diagnostic testing
• Applies or assists with application of durable medical equipment
• Supports care team with obtaining medical records, and ensuring records are scanned into the EMR per protocols
• Participates in care team meetings to discuss patient care and clinic operations
• Other duties, as assigned

Job description

About the position

The Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist at Oak Street Health plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality, community-based healthcare. This position involves working closely with care teams to provide exceptional patient experiences, assist in health assessments, and perform routine diagnostic testing. The role requires flexibility, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills to effectively support patients and healthcare providers.

Responsibilities
• Ensures efficient patient flow by rooming patients in a timely manner and assisting the provider with staying timely on their schedule
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• Delivers an exceptional patient experience, and helps patients prepare for their provider visit
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• Obtains vital signs, chief complaint and reviews medications
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• Delivers patient screenings per protocols
,
• Orders supplies and stocks exam rooms
,
• Conducts routine quality control checks, including infection control measures, equipment QAs, and checks for expired medication and supplies
,
• Ensures exam rooms are clean, safe, and ready for patient visits
,
• Under direction of an RN, provider and/or protocol, provides t