Medical Assistant - Urgent Care


Company Description

Location: 1619 Anderson Road, Petoskey, MI

Schedule: PRN As Needed - 0 - 40 Hours Weekly - Monday - Friday 

Clinic is open from Monday - Friday, 8 am - 7 pm & Saturday & Sunday, 8 am - 5 pm

More Than Just Care, It’s Community  

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.  

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You  

  • Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance. 

  • Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.  

  • Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges. 

  • Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings  


Job Description

A Day in the Life 

  • As a Medical Assistant, you will complete clinical and administrative tasks within the clinic. You will work alongside the provider to make sure our patients are taken care of, and the clinic runs smoothly!
  • You will be the first point of patient care within the clinic. You will room and prepare patients according to clinic specific checklists or procedures. You will measure patient weight, height, oxygen saturation, respiration, temperature, pulse (manual and automatic), blood pressure (manual and automatic), and other patient care which can vary based on clinic. 

  • You will complete required patient care documentation including Medical Histories, referral requests, etc. 

  • You will assist with day-to-day operations as required for optimal patient care which can include assisting fellow teammates and providers when necessary. 


Qualifications

What’s Required  

CREDENTIALED MEDICAL ASSISTANT

  • High school graduate or GED equivalent is preferred
  • Credentialed as a Medical Assistant from an approved Munson Healthcare Credentialing Organization.
  • BLS certification preferred and must be obtained within 90 days of hire and maintained.

NON-CREDENTIALED MEDICAL ASSISTANT

  • High school graduate or GED equivalent is preferred
  • One year (1) relevant experience working in a physician practice or similar healthcare setting in a provider/patient support or Graduate of a Medical Assistant Program approved by Munson healthcare.
  • BLS certification preferred and must be obtained within 90 days of hire and maintained.

Additional Information

Are you Munson Material? Apply today! 

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

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