Medical Assistant - North Chicago
Strive Health
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Description
How You’ll Make An Impact
At Strive Health, patients come first. We’re on a mission to transform chronic conditions by identifying risk earlier, coordinating thoughtful care, and supporting people through every stage of their health journey.
Our work reduces emergency visits, improves outcomes, and helps patients live fuller lives. You’ll work alongside passionate Strivers who care deeply about making an impact, show up for one another as One Team, and find ways to elevate the everyday.
If you’re looking for meaningful work where your contributions truly matter, you’ll feel right at home at Strive!
Benefits & Perks
- Hybrid-Remote Flexibility – Work from home while fulfilling in-person needs at the office, clinic, or patient home visits.
- Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts.
- Financial & Retirement Support – Competitive compensation with a performance-based bonus program, 401k with employer match, and financial wellness resources.
- Time Off & Leave – Paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and paid birthgiving, bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leaves.
- Wellness & Growth – Family forming services through Maven Maternity at no cost and physical wellness perks, mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend.
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What You’ll Do
Strive’s Medical Assistants (MAs) play a critical role in supporting quality patient care. The MA will perform a variety of administrative and clinical tasks to assist in the high-quality compassionate kidney care provided to our patients. While primarily conducted via telecommunication, this role may necessitate on-site visits to various healthcare settings or patient homes. This hybrid role includes in-home visits based on patient requirements, with potential face-to-face meetings with colleagues and leadership as needed. This role will report to the Lead, Nurse Practitioner.
The Day to Day
- Executes on the measurement, collection, and recording of vital signs, phlebotomy, etc.
- Supports functions including answering telephone calls, retrieving medical records from external sources, completing patient intakes, and appointment scheduling.
- Enters documentation in the patient’s medical record by inputting medications, labs, patient demographics and history, screening data, care documentation, and pharmacy information.
- Ensures patient consent is in place, obtains consent if not already completed.
- Supports Nurse Practitioners for visits, follow up tasks including patient outreach, educational materials, DME etc.
- Serves patients and performs patient visits in multiple care settings as defined by role including patient home, clinics, partner MD space, and via telehealth/virtual visits.
- Collaborates with cross-functional partners to ensure the delivery of holistic patient care.
- Provides in-person patient care which may include standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting.
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years combined of related education, experience, or certification.
- Graduate from a medical assistant program such as Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Medical Assistant Program, OR Graduate of a formal medical assistant program.
- Current BLS or CPR Certification required.
- Efficient and reliable transportation, including an active driver’s license, allowing for the ability to travel across an assigned region to meet patient needs. Locations may include offices, clinics, and patient homes.
- Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.
- Good communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and problem solve.
Preferred Qualifications
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification.
- Highly collaborative, with experience working on multidisciplinary teams.
- Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills.
- Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Hourly Range: $22.12-$25.00 ** This role is eligible for a geographic differential of 8% if located within 50 miles of the Chicago Metro area
Final compensation will be determined based on location, experience, and qualifications.
Strive Health is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace. At this time Strive Health is unable to provide work visa sponsorship. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please apply even if you feel you do not meet all qualifications. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to talentacquisition@strivehealth.com.
We do not accept unsolicited resumes from outside recruiters/placement agencies. Strive Health will not pay fees associated with resumes presented through unsolicited means.
Benefits
- Hybrid-Remote Flexibility – Work from home while fulfilling in-person needs at the office, clinic, or patient home visits.
- Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts.
- Financial & Retirement Support – Competitive compensation with a performance-based bonus program, 401k with employer match, and financial wellness resources.
- Time Off & Leave – Paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and paid birthgiving, bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leaves.
- Wellness & Growth – Family forming services through Maven Maternity at no cost and physical wellness perks, mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend.
- Executes on the measurement, collection, and recording of vital signs, phlebotomy, etc.
- Supports functions including answering telephone calls, retrieving medical records from external sources, completing patient intakes, and appointment scheduling.
- Enters documentation in the patient’s medical record by inputting medications, labs, patient demographics and history, screening data, care documentation, and pharmacy information.
- Ensures patient consent is in place, obtains consent if not already completed.
- Supports Nurse Practitioners for visits, follow up tasks including patient outreach, educational materials, DME etc.
- Serves patients and performs patient visits in multiple care settings as defined by role including patient home, clinics, partner MD space, and via telehealth/virtual visits.
- Collaborates with cross-functional partners to ensure the delivery of holistic patient care.
- Provides in-person patient care which may include standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting.
- 2+ years combined of related education, experience, or certification.
- Graduate from a medical assistant program such as Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Medical Assistant Program, OR Graduate of a formal medical assistant program.
- Current BLS or CPR Certification required.
- Efficient and reliable transportation, including an active driver’s license, allowing for the ability to travel across an assigned region to meet patient needs. Locations may include offices, clinics, and patient homes.
- Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.
- Good communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and problem solve.
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification.
- Highly collaborative, with experience working on multidisciplinary teams.
- Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills.
- Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
About this role
Strive Health's Medical Assistant role in North Chicago combines clinical and administrative work focused on chronic kidney disease management. You'll split your time between telehealth support and in-person visits—traveling to patient homes, clinics, and partner offices as needed—while handling vital signs, phlebotomy, medical records, patient intake, and documentation. The position reports to a Nurse Practitioner and requires you to work across multiple care settings and coordinate with cross-functional teams to support quality patient outcomes.
The role demands at least two years of related education or experience plus current BLS/CPR certification, along with reliable transportation and solid internet connectivity for hybrid work. You'll need strong organizational skills to juggle administrative tasks like scheduling and phone support alongside clinical responsibilities. Preferred qualifications include RMA or CMA certification and intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office, though the core requirement is a medical assistant program graduate with proven experience.
Compensation ranges from $22.12 to $25.00 per hour, with an additional 8% geographic differential available if you're within 50 miles of the Chicago Metro area. Strive Health offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401k match, paid time off including parental and sabbatical leave, and an annual professional development stipend.
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