# Medical Assistant

**Company**: CVS Health
**Location**: Harwood Heights, IL
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $18.50 - $38.82
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

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 colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold themselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything they do.

**Role Description:** Oak Street Health takes a team-based approach to providing outstanding patient care. Care teams are responsible for delivering excellent, high-touch, primary care, and coordinating the care of patients throughout the healthcare delivery system.

**Medical Assistants** are an important part of our Care Teams. High levels of flexibility, commitment, attention to detail, and problem-solving are required to be successful. You will build relationships with Oak Street Health members. Medical Assistants will work closely and collaboratively with their teammates to greet and room Oak Street Health patients.

**Core Responsibilities:**

- Ensures efficient patient flow by rooming patients in a timely manner and assisting the provider with staying on schedule

- Delivers an exceptional patient experience and helps patients prepare for their provider visit

- Obtains vital signs, chief complaints 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

- Under direction of an RN or Provider, offers MA appropriate 'visits', including administering vaccinations, performing procedures, ABI, spirometry, EKGs, etc.

- Performs waived laboratory testing

- Schedules diagnostic testing

- Applies or assists with the application of durable medical equipment

- Participates in care team meetings to discuss patient care and clinic operations

- Other duties, as assigned

**What are we looking for?**

- Motivated Registered or Certified Medical Assistants

- No Medical Assistant experience required

- CPR Certification required

- If < 1 year Medical Assistant experience, certification required prior to hire

- Certification preferred for those with >1 year Medical Assistant experience

- EMR experience and proficiency required

- 2+ years of experience working with geriatric patients is preferred

- Phlebotomy Technician Certification preferred

- 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 served

- US work authorization

- Someone who embodies being 'Oaky'

**Anticipated Weekly Hours**: 40 **Time Type**: Full time **Pay Range**: $18.50 - $38.82

**Benefits**: This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

## Skills

### Required
- CPR Certification
- EMR experience
- problem-solving skills
- accountability
- flexible attitude
- US work authorization

### Nice to have
- Phlebotomy Technician Certification
- 2+ years of experience working with geriatric patients
- fluency in Spanish, Polish, Russian, or other languages
- Spanish
- Polish
- Russian

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