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Job Category:
University Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Medical Assistant
Job Summary:
University Health Services (UHS) is seeking to hire two Medical Assistants to join our Primary Care team. In this essential role, you will support providers and nurses in delivering high‑quality, student‑centered care. Medical Assistants play a key part in maintaining smooth clinic operations by performing a combination of clinical and administrative duties, helping create an efficient and welcoming environment for every patient. You will have opportunities to work in multiple areas such as primary care, gynecology, sexual health, and community health.
This is a full‑time position (1.0 FTE). This position is structured with an annual 12-week summer schedule reduction to 0.5 FTE (20 hours per week), which occurs each year during a designated summer period determined by UHS. Standard hours outside the summer reduction period are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-5:00pm.
Work Schedule
Regular Schedule (Outside Summer Reduction Period)
1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
Annual Summer Schedule Reduction
Each year, the position is scheduled at 0.5 FTE (20 hours per week) during a designated summer reduction period.
Exact dates are determined annually by UHS.
The day/hours per day during the reduced FTE period will be determined by UHS based on operational need.
Schedule Based on Start Date
Because this position's start date occurs during the summer reduction period:
You will begin the role at 0.5 FTE (20 hours/week) with workdays set by UHS based on operational need.
Upon conclusion of the summer reduction period, you will shift to the standard 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) schedule. Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
Key Job Responsibilities:
Escorts patients to various hospital locations and delivers, orders, and inventories general clinic supplies
Prepares and cleans examination rooms, instruments, and equipment for specific procedures
Collects, prepares, and delivers specimens for laboratory analysis
Performs administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, assisting patients with billing, and coding information and answering basic medical questions
Performs routine vital signs, basic tests, assists with minor procedures, and administers medications as directed by a supervising clinician
Department:
University Health Services, Medical Services, Primary Care
At UHS our mission is to promote, protect, and improve student health and wellbeing. UHS employees are dedicated to providing high-quality medical, mental health, prevention and wellness services for UW-Madison students. These efforts contribute to students learning, leading and thriving in a healthy community. Learn more about us at uhs.wis.edu
UHS Medical Services provides high quality medical services to UW-Madison students with specialties in primary care, gynecology, sexual health, travel medicine, allergy and immunization, and physical therapy. Our clinicians also provide a wide range of preventative care in support of the UHS overarching mission of promoting students' academic and personal success through an integrated model of medical, mental health, and prevention activities and services.