Medical Assistant (MA)- Family Practice Services
Ohio State University Physicians
- Location
- Onsite (Columbus, OH)
- Compensation
- $18 - $29/hr
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
Ohio State University Physicians seeks a Medical Assistant to support direct patient care in a collaborative outpatient setting. The role involves rooming patients, recording vital signs, and assisting with clinical procedures within a team dedicated to compassionate healthcare.
Skills
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Retirement
- PTO
- Holidays
Perks
- Tuition reimbursement
Full job details
Overview
Looking to join our dynamic team at Ohio State University Physicians where excellence meets compassion?
With over 100 cutting-edge outpatient center locations, dedicated to providing exceptional patient care while fostering a collaborative work environment, our buckeye team includes more than 1,800 nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, administrative support staff, IT specialists, financial specialists and leaders that all play an important part. As an employee of OSUP, you'll be an integral part of a team committed to advancing healthcare, education, and professional growth.
Our culture
At OSUP, we foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion, empathy, sincerity, and determination. We meet our teams where they are, coming together to serve each other and our community.
Our benefits
We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. OSUP prioritizes the wellbeing of our team and that’s why we offer our employees a flexible, competitive benefit package. In addition to medical, dental, vision, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and retirement, we also offer an employee assistance program, paid time off, holidays, and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives. As an OSUP employee, you will be eligible for these various benefits depending on your employment status.
Responsibilities
Purpose:
The Medical Assistant roles assist with direct patient care, and performs specialized medical procedures of a routine nature, as dictated by established clinical protocol. Assist medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients.
- Room patients, measure and record vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
- Complete patient interview and history.
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests and treatments and explain procedures. Assists with procedures as ordered by physician.
- May assist in examinations, carry out treatments and special tests.
- Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms for patients.
- Collect samples such as blood, urine and sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent along with at least one of the following:
• A diploma from a Medical Assistant Program OR• Minimum of 1 year of medical assisting experience OR• Military Medic training OR• EMT-P (Paramedic) training OR• Equivalent of 1 year combined relevant medical assisting experience and education
Preferences:
• Medical Assistant Certification
At OSU Physicians, Inc., we recognize the value of acquiring a certification in medical assisting. Therefore, our Certified MAs receive additional compensation for getting and maintaining this certificate!
Not certified? No worries - use our tuition reimbursement program to help cover the costs that come with certification.