LTS-Health Wellness Center Medical Assistants

LTS is seeking Certified Medical Assistants (CMA) for mobile and static wellness centers in Lansing, MI. Employees must work in compliance with LTS policies, procedures, professional standards, and program protocols. Proven reliability and attention to detail required.

LTS, is an award-winning enterprise consulting, IT modernization, and healthcare innovations firm.  As a leading provider of healthcare IT solutions for both federal agencies and public organizations, LTS has more than 20 years of experience fusing technology, ingenuity, and human-centered experiences to tackle an array of highly complex public health issues. 

The LTS Health group is focused on providing technology solutions that improve our nation’s health equity and increase overall access to public health resources.  LTS believes technological advances will continue to shape how the healthcare industry provides and improves services. Our internal expertise within IT Solutions and collaborations with industry partnerships allow LTS to remain at the forefront of emerging technologies. We continuously evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance solutions in new models of care that helps organizations meet individual care needs by bring key health-care services closer to home in a cost-effective manner.

LTS is committed to offering eligible employees comprehensive benefits that will provide them with options intended to meet their needs and the needs of their family.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Adheres to LTS Policies & Procedures and OSHA safety standards. 
• Able to collaborate with the healthcare team while providing care. 
• Ability to learn and perform diagnostic tests (point-of-care)
• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to clinic procedures such as recording temperatures, pulse BPM, blood pressure (manual and auto) and responses to standardized medical history questions.
• Addressing patient inquiries, providing information about services, and resolving and/or escalating complaints or issues.
• Serving as a liaison between patients and senior medical staff, conveying messages, and facilitating communication.
• Competent in ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) guidelines 
• Competent in Infection control and infectious disease testing procedures.
• Competent in performing Vital Signs, a basic wellness assessment, and finger-stick blood sugars.
• Competent interpreting abnormal vital signs and escalation.  
• Competent in BLS (Basic Life Support) for patients with adverse reactions. 
• Adhering to healthcare regulations and policies, including HIPAA guidelines, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
• May assist with education by providing educational material and general health information to customers.
• Adhere to vaccination and testing protocols.
• Adhere to infection control policies and protocols.
• Oversee proper procedures of disposal of hazardous waste materials.
• May be asked to conduct inventory of supplies.
• Assists with site operations as needed. 
• Assists with setting up and tear down of mobile and static sites as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Certified Medical Assistant with 3+ years minimum experience
• Strong organizational and communication skills (oral and written).
• Strong time management skills.
• Must be self-motivated. 
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Committed to observing patient conditions and ensuring patient safety
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Current Driver License and reliable transportation
• Ability to pass background check. 
• Willingness to learn and share subject matter expertise on systems supporting site operations.

Licensure, Certifications, Registrations:

• Must posses CMA certificate in active and good standing to be considered. Certification must be active while employed with LTS.  
• Must possess a valid driver’s license. 
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) preferred, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.
   

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work inside and outside for extended periods of time.
• Ability to perform job duties while, sitting, standing, squat, bend at the waist, kneel and walking for extended period of time.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 15- 20lbs., reach in all directions, and unassisted. Ability to use lifting motion over and below waist
• from 15lbs-20 lbs. without assistance.
• Ability to use vision or corrective vision to determine depth perception and to discriminate between color coated objects.
• Ability to perform gross motor functions, fine motor functions and maintain olfactory sensory functions.
• Ability to work in latex safe environment.
• Ability to be qualified using medical evaluations and physicals for adequate passing for respirator use.
• May be exposed to infectious diseases and occupational dangers such as needle pricks and outdoor inclement weather. 

LTS is committed to offering eligible employees comprehensive benefits that will provide them with options intended to meet their needs and the needs of their family.

LTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.