Since the 1970s, Chicago Family Health Center (CFHC) has become the primary care medical home for thousands of Chicagoans, including some of the city's most vulnerable populations. As an award winning, nationally recognized leading voice for community health centers, CFHC has played a vital role in providing access to affordable, comprehensive healthcare services to underserved communities throughout Chicago. We are a federally qualified community health center that has six locations: South Chicago, East Side, Roseland, Pullman, Chicago Lawn and Chicago Vocational Career Academy.

Our highly skilled doctors and medical staff are dedicated to providing the best possible care to our patients. We recognize the vital role CFHC plays not only in our patient’s health, but also as an essential resource that strengthens the communities we serve, which has established CFHC as a premier provider of choice and we welcome you to join our team. We are recruiting for our Medical Assistant, apply today and discover the many benefits of sharing your expertise with our valued patients.

Position Summary

The Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist will work interdependently with all healthcare professionals to provide optimal ambulatory quality healthcare to the patient.

Essential Functions

• Sets up equipment, instruments, and forms according to department protocol.
• Maintain infection control standards via cleaning and sterilizing according to scheduled maintenance program.
• Keeps appropriate records, order, sort, store supplies, and restock exam/procedure rooms.
• Maintains monthly par-levels of all supplies and medications i.e., workstations, exam and storage rooms.
• Checks schedules, continually assessing and organizing patient flow.
• Report to appropriate personnel any delays in a patient’s visit from entry to check-out.
• Checks patients’ medical records for pertinent data; review and maintain current patient information/demographic data.
• Ensures that all pertinent laboratory, radiological, specialty reports are in the patients’ medical record prior to visit and notifying providers on overdue results.
• Follow up with patients regarding abnormal results and follow-up.
• Properly performs complete vital signs- height, weight, temperature, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, head circumference (infants), patient history, allergies
• Other duties as assigned

Education, Experience and Skills Required

• Completed training from an accredited Medical Assistant Program with several years of experience or certification preferred.
• CPR Certification will be require and maintained
• Prior phlebotomy training and/or experience required.
• Ability to work evenings and Saturdays.
• Ability to participate in Quality Improvement Programs.

• Medical, Dental, Vision (Employee/Employer Contribution)
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Short-term & Long-term Disability
• Plus Supplemental Life Insurance
• 401 (k)
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Developmental Support
• Tuition Reimbursement

Equal Opportunity:

Chicago Family Health Center is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer who is committed to cultivating diversity, equity and inclusion within all aspects of our organizations. We stand against and prohibit discrimination in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.