"Medical Assistant - Clinical Procedures"

Working at Michigan Medicine affords you the opportunity to excel in specialty, surgical, and other complex and fast-paced outpatient clinical settings. If you have and enjoy using surgical and procedure-based skills, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Perks and Benefits:

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth opportunities to higher seniority positions
• Management that provides quality training and direction

Applications to this posting will be considered for openings in the following areas:

• General Surgery which includes: Acute Care Surgery, Trauma Burn, Colorectal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Hepato-Pancreatic Biliary Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Bariatric Surgery Program.
• Dermatology/ Mohs Surgery
• Wound Care
• Urology
• Podiatry
• Multispecialty
• Otolaryngology
• Ophthalmology
• Thoracic Surgery
• Ostomy Services
• Pediatrics
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Orthopedic Surgery
• And other procedure-based outpatient services

Responsibilities:

• Provide routine instructions to patients regarding procedures, treatments, and follow-up care instructions as delegated by Licensed clinicians
• Participate in the pre-procedure time out process.
• Assist with and sometimes chaperone complex procedures such as flexible sigmoidoscopy, biopsy, cystoscopy, fluoroscopy, ultrasounds, rectal ultrasounds, thyroid aspirations, and esophageal dilations.
• Management of instrumentation for procedures.
• Assist with dressing changes for trauma burn and wound care patients.
• Administer medications/immunizations, injections as directed
• May complete general administrative duties as assigned including; Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Disability and Return to Work forms, Electronic Medical Record in-basket messages, etc.
• Complete other clinical and non-clinical duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology.
• Moderate standing/walking, as well as, lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.

Associate Level:

• 1-3 years of experience

Assistant Level:

• 0-1 years of experience
• Some office experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or (RMA).
• Experience working within a large complex health care setting.
• Familiarity with electronic medical records system.
• Experience working in a surgical or procedural outpatient or inpatient setting.

Full Time hours, 40 hours per week, weekday schedule will vary depending on location/clinic. May be occasional weekends.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.