Medical Assistant - Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic - 40 Hours - Days

Medical Assistant – Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic

• 💰 $2,000.00 Sign-on Bonus
• 🕒Full-Time Benefit Eligible
• 📅Shift: Full Time - 40 Hours - Monday - Friday
  • Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
  • No Weekends!
• 📍Location: Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion - 2800 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202 (across the street from our main hospital)

🔗 Sickle Cell Disease | Henry Ford Health - Detroit, MI

 Division Summary – Henry Ford Health - Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic

The Sickle Cell Care Program at Henry Ford Health provides comprehensive, compassionate care for adults living with sickle cell disease. Our team is committed to advancing equitable and accessible care while reducing health disparities and improving quality of life for the patients we proudly call “warriors.”

Using a multidisciplinary, holistic model, we partner with each patient to develop personalized care plans focused on enhancing organ health, reducing emergency department visits, managing complications, and supporting long‑term wellness. Our program offers rapid access to acute care, evidence‑based and integrative pain management options, and seamless coordination with specialists across the Henry Ford Health system.

We work closely with regional pediatric programs to ensure a smooth transition into adult care, empowering young adults to take ownership of their health as they enter the next stage of their lives.

Team members in this department will be part of a mission‑driven program that provides coordinated, innovative, and patient‑centered care — helping sickle cell warriors thrive and live life to the fullest.

Join Our Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic!

We are seeking a compassionate and driven Medical Assistant to join our dedicated Sickle Cell Anemia team. The ideal candidate brings prior MA experience, demonstrates strong time management skills, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Prior knowledge of Sickle Cell Anemia or a personal connection to this community is strongly desired but not a requirement.
Our team values individuals who are quick learners, proactive problem-solvers, and who show genuine desire to support both patients and coworkers.

We are a tightknit group as our patients often require collaboration between our team and other specialties and look for a healthcare team who is confident in providing their care and communicates effectively about their needs.
Patience, empathy, and a service-driven mindset are key. Candidates must have reliable transportation and a strong sense of reliability, as consistent 
and timely care is critical to our patients’ health and well-being.

Our biggest goals of our clinic are to reduce health disparities and provide patients the care and compassion they deserve.

If you are passionate about making a difference and ready to contribute to an exceptional care team, we encourage you to apply.

GENERAL SUMMARY: 

Under direct supervision of the provider and/or nursing leadership, the Medical Assistant performs a variety of administrative and clinical tasks to assist in the quality and compassionate care provided to patients. These duties may include but are not limited to the greeting and escorting of patients to the exam room, obtaining medical histories, the measurement and recording of vital signs, preparing patients for an examination/procedure, and assisting the provider during the examination/procedure. 

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Please Note: The following duties & responsibilities may not apply to all ambulatory areas): 

• Escort patient to room and prepares patient for examination, procedure, and treatment.
• Obtain vital signs and record in the electronic health record (EHR). 
• Obtain and record patient history employing critical thinking skills. 
• Prepare for, set up and assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments per protocols, policies, and procedures. 
• Prepare, administer, and document oral, parenteral medications and immunizations as ordered by the supervising provider. Consistently follow the six rights of medication administration. Maintains accurate immunization and medication administration records. 
• Document care provided during patient visit in the EHR. 
• Recognize and respond to emergencies. 
• Actively monitor & respond timely to patient requests via telephone encounter, In Basket message and/or My Chart according to identified time frames and documents responses in the EHR.
• Enter medication, radiology, and lab orders in the electronic health record per protocol for provider sign off.
• Discharge patient providing after visit instructions to patient and/or caregiver as directed by the provider.
• Prepare medication refill/request for provider review and signature in EHR.