Medical Assistant Trainee

Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) is seeking Medical Assistant Trainees to join the team, providing patient care support services to ensure efficient operation of the health center.

This is a career ladder position designed for students that have been accepted by the National Institute of Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) with an externship placement at Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers to ensure they have a role within the organization in which to complete on the job training.

WMCHC’s Mission

Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers creates and sustains healthy rural communities by providing accessible, high quality medical, dental, and behavioral health care for all, while recognizing and addressing other factors that influence health outcomes. 

Responsibilities:

• Answers telephone in a timely, professional manner. Forwards calls or takes detailed messages as appropriate.
• Proper and accurate charting of patients
• Demonstrates effective knowledge of medical terminology and medical abbreviations.
• At the direction of a licensed healthcare provider may cooperatively assist with doctor’s office exams and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic first aid.
• Appropriately performs/demonstrates knowledge and/or use of:
• Vitals: B/P, temperature., resp., pulse, height and weight
• Exam room preparation
• Aseptic techniques
• Patients rights and ethics (patient confidentiality)
• Routine urine tests
• Universal precautions
• Accurately schedules time for type of problem. Fits emergencies into schedule without delay or scheduling problem.
• Records all pertinent information on scheduling logs, including illness, age, and telephone number.
• Acts as receptionist for office and assists with patient care when necessary.
• Completes registration forms and new chart information.
• Retrieves all charts of patients to be seen.
• Files charts in the appropriate area in a timely manner.
• Delivers messages and reports to nursing and doctors.
• Performs assigned projects in an orderly and timely fashion.
• Schedule appointments with other doctors and hospital.
• Makes medical record copies for patients when needed.
• Files all assigned reports, prior records and other documents in a timely manner.
• Answers patient and employee questions in a professional and timely manner. Directs unanswered questions to appropriate personnel.
• Maintains front office in an efficient and orderly manner.
• Maintains day sheets and monthly and daily balances.
• Makes deposit of day’s receipts.
• Reads and sorts incoming mail on a daily basis. Distributes mail to appropriate areas and personnel.
• Types and forwards/mails assigned correspondence in an orderly and timely fashion.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the department.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires the ability to communicate effectively;
• Basic mathematical skills and good typing skills;
• Medical terminology;
• Word processing, prior secretarial experience, and/or education preferred.
• Willingness to learn clinical and patient care support services

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 403b Retirement Plan Matching