Medical Assistant, Orthopedic Clinic
SSM Health
About the Role
Join a team where your work matters. In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assists with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider, registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.
- Performs select clinical duties.
- Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and records information on patients' charts.
- Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.
- Performs basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, and filing.
- Performs basic materials management functions including ordering and stocking of supplies.
- Assists with maintaining a clean and orderly environment.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
- Wisconsin specific: High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, and graduate from a medical assistant school or training program or education equivalency for certification.
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Qualifications
- These positions may be filled by a Medical Assistant, Certified/Registered Medical Assistant, or Licensed Practical Nurse based on the candidate's credentials.
Physical Requirements
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech for oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Occasional driving.
Work Schedule
- Day shift, Monday-Friday.
- No nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call requirements.