Ambulatory Care Associate - Weisberg Clinic

McLaren Health Care

Posted 4 months ago

Full Time

Farmington Hills, Michigan

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Ambulatory Care Associate provides technical direct and indirect patient care, including gathering vital signs and performing basic clinical procedures. They coordinate patient flow and assist the multidisciplinary team with examinations and treatment room preparation.

Qualifications

You have a high school diploma or GED and have completed a Certified Nurse Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant Program, or equivalent training. You will be responsible for assisting the multidisciplinary team with various patient care activities, including vital signs, specimen collection, and basic procedures, while ensuring efficient patient flow and a safe environment.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Phlebotomy

EKGs

Blood Glucose Monitoring

Tracheostomy Care

Colostomy Care

Chemotherapeutic agents

Job Description

Department: Weisberg Clinic
Daily Work Times: 7:00a-5:00p
Shift: Days
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 80

Benefits:

  • 403(b) 
  • Dental insurance 
  • Health insurance 
  • Paid time off 
  • Vision insurance 

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of an Administrator, a Registered Nurse, Physician, or Non-Physician Provider who delegates tasks based upon both patient and clinic need. The Ambulatory Care Associate is a member of the patient care delivery team, and as designated per established policies and procedures, assumes primary responsibilities for technical, multi-skilled direct and indirect patient care activities. The ACA position necessitates significant contact with an RN, Administrator, Physician or NPP, patients, and families, thus warranting a high degree of interpersonal and customer service skills that promote a caring and healing environment.  

Responsibilities:

  1. Assist the Multidisciplinary Team and other Ambulatory Staff by gathering data. Obtain and document patient’s vital signs including temperature, blood pressure, height, weight, etc. Complete Ambulatory intake process including screening questions, Allergy Updates, and Medication. Reconciliation. Report changes in patient medical condition to the RN. 
  2. Promote/perform the coordination of patient flow throughout the clinical area in an efficient, caring and safe manner. 
  3. Perform a variety of basic patient care activities under the direction of the MDT which may include, but are not limited to: Pulse Oximetry, Specimen Collection, Phlebotomy, I.V. Starts, EKGs, Blood Glucose Monitoring, Tracheostomy Care, Colostomy Care, and Simple Dressing Changes. 
  4. Prepare examination or treatment room by completing the following tasks as needed.  Assist physician, NPP, or RN and other ambulatory staff with patient examinations by helping to move or position patient for procedure, handing instruments to physician, etc. In Infusion Center, clean chairs in between patients; provide assistance and comfort to the patients.
  5. Clean and sterilize instruments according to established procedures. Responsible for appropriate handling of all chemotherapeutic agents and/or spills per policy and procedures.  


Required:

  • High school diploma or GED. 
  • Completion of a Certified Nurse Assistant Program, a Certified Medical Assistant Program, or equivalent training.

Preferred:

  • Previous Ambulatory experience

McLaren Health Care

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. As part of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, McLaren maintains academic affiliations with medical schools at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Central Medical University. McLaren’s seven (7) GME campuses offer 27 residencies and eight (8) fellowship programs that train over 650 future physicians annually. All GME programs at McLaren are overseen and managed centrally by the Department of Academic Affairs. As part of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, McLaren maintains academic affiliations with medical schools at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Central Medical University. McLaren’s seven (7) GME campuses offer 27 residencies and eight (8) fellowship programs that train over 650 future physicians annually. All GME programs at McLaren are overseen and managed centrally by the Department of Academic Affairs.
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