Ohio State University Physicians, Inc.

Medical Assistant Apprentice

Location US-OH-Columbus
ID 2025-3885
Category
Medical Assisting
Position Type
Full-Time
Remote Status
On-Site

Overview

Who we are

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 Ohio State University Physicians (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.

Responsibilities

Purpose: While completing a four month Medical Assisting education through the Stepful program, Students, gain hands on training in a clinical setting to progressively provide high quality, accurate and compassionate patient care to a diverse patient population while under the supervision of a Preceptor.

 

MAT Duties and Responsibilities Following Preceptor Training and ASO Check Offs:

  • In accordance with clinic procedures, greets patients ready to be roomed and escorts patients to exam rooms.
  • May collect the following components of initial data:  patient name, arrival time, who accompanied by; vital signs; height and weight; and chief complaint. 
  • Records, reports, and documents observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in the patients' conditions in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
  • Sets up equipment and prepares exam rooms for patient visits. 
  • Prepares patient and assists with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. 
  • Maintains patient areas and working spaces in a clean, neat and orderly manner.  Responsible for cleaning and turning over rooms as directed. Sterilizes equipment, instruments and medical areas using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave as directed.
  • Monitors use of supplies/medications, restocks as necessary, and communicates to assigned personnel when supplies need to be ordered.
  • Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
  • Assists with check-in/-out functions, scheduling, patient referrals and follow-ups, and other clerical duties as assigned.
  • Conducts pre-visit reminder phone calls for patients scheduled for upcoming appointments.
  • Assists the provider with real-time documentation of each patient’s medical chart during his or her appointment. 
  • Within scope of practice, performs tasks related to medication administration. Assists in quality control efforts for medications, supplies, etc. including but not limited to medication refrigeration.
  • Completes point of care testing (POCT) as ordered by the provider.
  • Provides basic patient care and treatments, such as dressing wounds, suture removal, phlebotomy, venipuncture, injections, EKG, vitals, etc based on job level. 
  • Assists providers with examinations, treatments, special tests, and procedures.   May provide ‘after visit summary’ and other related communication to the patient, which could include patient requests for RX refills and care related documents.

 

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Should possess excellent interpersonal skills, practicing civility and team work, demonstrating poise, tact and diplomacy.
  • Must be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
  • Should have demonstrated work ethic and a history of excellent attendance.
  • Must be passionate for providing exceptional patient care.

 

*To apply for this position, we require that you have open availability to work Monday - Friday between the hours of 7:30am and 5:30pm for a total of 40 hours per week. 

Pay Range

USD $17.05 - USD $28.19 /Hr.

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