Medical Assistant – Primary Care Float

Carle Health

. Maintain department patient care supplies .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeOlney • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $17 - $28 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates proficiency in direct patient care, including vital sign monitoring, specimen collection, and assisting with minor procedures. Holds Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and maintains a safe and organized patient care environment.

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Direct Patient CareBasic Life Support (BLS) CertificationVital Sign MonitoringSpecimen CollectionAssisting with Minor Procedures

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Hard Skills

Rooming PatientsTaking Vital SignsReviewing Medications/AllergiesRemoving Splints/CastsApplying DressingsRemoving Staples/SuturesPreparing Unsterile InstrumentsPerforming DME FittingsConducting MRI ScreeningCollecting and Processing Specimens

Certifications & Qualifications

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Industry Keywords

Patient Care SuppliesPatient Care EnvironmentOptimal CareTimely Flow of PatientsSPD (Sterile Processing Department)

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain department patient care supplies
Ensure timely flow of patients
Assist physicians and nurses in providing optimal care to patients and families
Perform routine direct patient care duties during examination and treatment
Maintain the patient care environment and supplies to ensure privacy and safety
Room patients, take vital signs, and review medications/allergies
Assist providers with minor procedures
Stock and close down rooms
Remove splints/casts, apply dressings, and remove staples/sutures
Prepare unsterile instruments for dispatch to SPD
Perform DME fittings
Collect and process specimens accurately
Conduct MRI screening

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma/GED required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days through the American Heart Association (AHA)
Ability to perform routine direct patient care duties
Ability to maintain patient care environments and supplies
Ability to room patients, take vital signs, and review medications/allergies
Ability to assist providers with minor procedures
Ability to remove splints/casts, apply dressings, and remove staples/sutures
Ability to prepare unsterile instruments for shipment to SPD
Ability to perform DME fittings
Ability to collect and accurately process specimens
Ability to perform MRI screening

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package