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Medical Assistant - Call Center (Remote)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Medical Assistant Certification preferred
  • CPR certification
  • 2 years previous Medical Assistant experience in a busy medical practice strongly preferred

Responsibilities

  • Prepares patient for exams and treatment, taking history and vitals
  • Maintains patient medical records and manages telephone calls
  • Performs diagnostic testing and specimen collection
  • Schedules patient appointments and maintains patient confidentiality

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Multitasking
  • Teamwork

About the company

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Silver Cross Hospital

Hospitals & Health Care

Silver Cross Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit healthcare provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. We have been recognized as a 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner 11 times, honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group 19 times, and are rated 5 Stars by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2024, Healthgrades ranked Silver Cross #1 in Illinois for surgical care. With over 4,500 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 348-bed acute care hospital and 12 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. We also operate a freestanding Emergency Department in Homer Glen, open 24/7, and 2 Urgent Care Centers, one in New Lenox on our main campus, and one in Mokena. We also operate Will County's ONLY Level III Perinatal Center with a 24-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through our collaboration with Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. What's more, Silver Cross partners with Chicago's leading academic medical centers to bring our community world-class care close to home, including University of Chicago Medicine, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and Rush University System for Health. Additionally, we partner with CTVSA (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgical Associates) for our nationally ranked heart program, as well as US HealthVest through the 100-bed Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital, located directly across from our main hospital campus. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital, visit silvercross.org.

Company details

IndustryHospitals & Health Care
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated.

Position Summary: Assists in the delivery of patient care under the direction of the manager and physician.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·       Prepares patient for exams and treatment. Takes history and vitals, utilizing principals of growth and development and age specific guidelines for particular age groups.

·       Prepares exam and treatment rooms with necessary instruments and supplies. Straightens rooms after each patients.

·       Assists physician with, and in preparing for, treatment, minor surgery, physicals etc.

·       Maintains patient medical records. Files and posts test results and other documentation for physician.

·       Manages telephone calls and communications physician orders to patients and pharmacy.

·       Applies and removes splints and dressings as directed

·       Performs diagnostic testing such as EKG, Spirometry, audiometry, in-house lab testing such as mono spot, pregnancy tests, strep test, occupational medicine testing, and venipuncture.

·       Performs specimen collection and processing and maintains quality control and CLIA regulations.

·       Documents specimen test results in patient medical record file and processes test results appropriately

·       Schedules patient appointments and tests

·       Maintains patient confidentiality and follows OSHA guidelines

·       Performs clerical functions as necessary such as answering telephones, medical record processing, operating computer, scheduling appointments, handling billing issues, and signing of Medicare lab forms.

·       Performs venipuncture for pediatrics adolescents, juvenile adult and geriatric patients

·       Administers medications by injection, suba, IM&ID.

Required Qualifications

Education and Training:

·       High School diploma or equivalent. Medical Assistant Certification preferred.

·       CPR.

·       2 years previous Medical Assistant experience in a busy medical practice strongly preferred.

·       Must be able to draw blood and help triage patients. 

·       Excellent customer service skills, ability to multi-task, and work as a team essential.


Candidate must live within 1 hour from Silver Cross Hospital main campus to ensure capability to report onsite for downtime procedure or meetings.

Work Shift Details:

Days - First Shift, Candidate must live within 1 hour from Silver Cross Hospital main campus to ensure capability to report onsite for downtime procedure or meetings.
Days Monday - Friday no holidays or weekends

Department:

SCMG MGMT SERVICES

Benefits for You

At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members.   

Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes:

·       Medical, Dental and Vision plans

·       Life Insurance

·       Flexible Spending Account

·       Other voluntary benefit plans

·       PTO and Sick time

·       401(k) plan with a match

·       Wellness program

·       Tuition Reimbursement

Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match.  However,registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

The expected pay for this position is listed below:

$19.45 - $24.32

The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

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