Job Description

Medical Assistant Administrative Focus

Join the Henry Ford Health team and play an essential role in supporting our providers and patients. This Medical Assistant position is primarily focused on administrative medical assisting tasksmaking it an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys patient communication, coordination, and keeping things organized. You'll be the connection between patients and providers, ensuring smooth communication, timely follow-up, and accurate documentation while also assisting with occasional clinical support.

What You'll Do:

• Support providers with patient communication, inbox requests, and follow-up.
• Document provider encounters, diagnoses, symptoms, follow-up instructions, and prescriptions.
• Transcribe patient orders (labs, radiology, medications).
• Interview patients, record vital signs, and update medical charts as needed.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient visits.
• Perform basic clerical tasks including answering phones, maintaining records, and filing.
• Order and stock supplies to maintain a clean, organized environment.

What We're Looking For:

• A team player with strong communication and organizational skills.
• Someone who enjoys an administrative/clerical focus but is comfortable assisting with clinical duties when needed.
• A Medical Assistant who takes pride in supporting providers and delivering an excellent patient experience.

Why You'll Love This Role:

• MondayFriday daytime schedule (no evenings or weekends!)
• A balanced role with more administrative/communication responsibilities
• Work alongside a supportive team at a trusted healthcare system

Education/Experience Required:

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Certification/Licensures Required:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Medical Assistant obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. Any issuing authority accepted.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent Computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word.

Additional Information:

• Organization: Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital
• Department: Research Cardiology Series 001
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview:

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care, and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Benefits:

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That's why we offer support in the various components of our team's well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer:

Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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