Medical Assistant, Urgent Care
UW Health
- Location
- Onsite (Madison, WI)
- Compensation
- $20 - $29/hr
- Employment
- Part-time
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
UW Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to join its Urgent Care team, providing acute care services for patients of all ages. The role involves assisting providers with patient histories, vital signs, clinical procedures, and stabilizing emergent patients.
Skills
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plans
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition benefits
Perks
- Referral bonus
- Tuition benefits
- Adoption assistance
Full job details
Work Schedule:
Part time, 0.70 FTE (28 hours per week), day/evening shift position. Every other weekend and every other holiday are required.
Shift times vary and include:
Weekdays: 7:45 am - 4:15 pm, 7:45 am - 1:00 pm, 7:45 am - 8:15 pm, 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm and 4:00 - 9:00
Weekends (every other): 7:45 am - 6:00 pm
Hours may vary based on the operational needs of the department.
Pay:
UW Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Work experience that is relevant to the position will be taken into consideration when determining the starting base pay.
Be part of something remarkable
If you are looking for new career opportunities and a flexible schedule, join our remarkable team at UW Health!
We are seeking a Medical Assistant (MA, CMA, RMA, CCMA, LPN) – Urgent Care to:
- Join our team of experienced family practice, internal medicine and pediatric physicians, certified physician assistants and nurse practitioners who provide on-demand acute care services for patients of all ages.
- Assist in the treatment of urgent, nonlife-threatening conditions.
- Prepare patients for our providers by obtaining the patient’s history of their present illness or injury, checking vital signs, documenting chief complaint, medications, and allergies, perform EKG’s and administer medications and treatments. You will also assist with and/or perform various procedures.
- Assist in assessing and stabilizing emergent, life-threatening patients for transport via EMS to the emergency department.
At UW Health, you will have:
- An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
- Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
- Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
- Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
- The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.
- Completion of an accredited medical assistant program Required or
- Licensure as an LPN or
- Completion of the UWH Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program or an Employee Partner Medical Assistant Program or
- Attainment of the CCMA certification as a UWH employee or
- Acceptance into the UWH MA Apprenticeship Program – Accelerated or
- One year of recent Medical Assistant experience and CMA, RMA or CCMA Certification
- High School diploma or equivalent. Preferred
- 1 year of experience as a Certified Medical Assistant or LPN Preferred
- Certified as MA, CMA, RMA, or CCMA within 1 Year Required or
- Licensure as an LPN Upon Hire Required
- If applying in lieu of Medical Assistant education or LPN licensure, must have current CMA, RMA, or CCMA certification Upon Hire Required
- CPR/BLS certification Upon Hire Required