Who are we?
We’ve been treating pain effectively through minimally invasive techniques since 1992. At American Pain Consortium (APC), our mission is to empower our providers, including board-certified pain management physicians, with exceptional patient care. We are driven to deliver a national platform for like-minded interventional pain providers seeking to help patients find symptom relief and lead a better quality of life. We invest in the people, processes, systems, credentials, and facilities that consistently yield exceptional medical, operational, and financial outcomes. Our footprint includes clinic and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Indiana and Ohio.
As an employer, we help our team to reach their maximum professional potential and create an environment conducive to our shared success. Our “why” centers around our 7 inspirations: the pursuit of excellence, empathy in everything we do, a culture of collaboration, open communication, creating a space for belonging, and ongoing innovation, which yields the result of bringing value.
What do we do?
Our goal at American Pain Consortium is to support our clinics that help patients seeking relief from pain, numbness, and tingling sensations that are often related to neuropathic pain or neuropathy, among many other forms of chronic pain. Even patients who have tried other pain treatments without success often benefit significantly from safe, effective treatment at American Pain Consortium. Our clinical multidisciplinary approach to care delivers the correct intervention to every patient, every time through various pain management procedures including injections, open surgical cases with general anesthesia, physical therapy, and psychological services. Our Providers focus on helping individuals improve functionality to restore a more meaningful lifestyle.
APC values individuals with a strong work-ethic, embracing why they want to serve in the healthcare industry while maintaining a work, family, and life balance. APC is seeking an individual who is eager to learn, develop, and grow and help us contribute to our overall mission to empower Providers to deliver exceptional patient care.
What will you do?
The Medical Assistant plays a vital role in supporting the safe, efficient, and compassionate care of patients throughout the perioperative experience in an ambulatory surgery center. This position assists with patient preparation and recovery processes, ensuring a clean, organized, and patient-centered environment while working collaboratively with nursing staff, providers, and other healthcare team members.
Key responsibilities include escorting and preparing patients for surgery, obtaining and documenting vital signs, applying and setting up patient monitoring equipment, and assisting with patient flow in pre-operative and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) areas. The Medical Assistant maintains cleanliness and readiness of patient care areas by cleaning and preparing pre-op and PACU bays between patients and ensuring adequate stocking of supplies and equipment.
Additional duties include assisting patients with discharge and transportation to vehicles, supporting sterile processing activities, performing facility audits, completing required documentation, and assisting with regulatory compliance initiatives. The Medical Assistant serves as a flexible team member who provides support throughout the surgery center within their scope of practice and training, contributing to exceptional patient care, safety, and operational efficiency.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (What You’ll Do)
- Escort patients to and from pre-operative, procedure, and recovery areas while ensuring patient comfort, privacy, and safety.
- Prepare patients for surgery by obtaining, documenting, and communicating vital signs, height, weight, and other pertinent information to the clinical team.
- Apply and assist with patient monitoring equipment as directed, including blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeters, cardiac monitors, and other non-invasive monitoring devices.
- Assist nursing staff with patient care activities within the Medical Assistant's scope of practice.
- Prepare and maintain pre-operative and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) bays to ensure readiness for patient care.
- Clean, disinfect, and turnover patient care areas, stretchers, beds, equipment, and high-touch surfaces in accordance with infection prevention standards.
- Assist with patient discharge processes, including escorting patients safely to designated vehicles and providing non-clinical support as needed.
- Perform routine stocking and inventory management of medical supplies, linens, personal protective equipment, and patient care items.
- Support sterile processing operations by cleaning, preparing, assembling, transporting, and storing instruments and supplies according to established policies and procedures.
- Assist with quality assurance activities, facility audits, environmental rounds, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
- Accurately complete required documentation, logs, audit forms, checklists, and other records in a timely manner.
- Maintain organization and cleanliness throughout the facility, including patient care areas, storage rooms, and common workspaces.
- Monitor supply levels and communicate needed inventory or equipment to appropriate personnel.
- Assist with receiving, organizing, and distributing supplies and equipment throughout the facility.
- Respond promptly to requests from providers, nurses, and leadership to support efficient patient flow and daily operations.
- Adhere to all infection control, patient safety, confidentiality, HIPAA, and workplace safety policies.
- Participate in staff meetings, training programs, competency assessments, and continuing education activities as required.
- Demonstrate flexibility and teamwork by assisting with additional duties and responsibilities as assigned within the scope of practice and organizational needs.
- Other duties as assigned.
What qualifications do you need?
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Medical Assistant certification preferred
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following, which is included, but not limited, to:
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
- Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
- Respect for Others - Treats patients, physicians, and colleagues in a professional, respectful, compassionate manner.
- Respect for Privacy - Handles all patient, company, and staff information in a confidential manner compliant with all state and federal regulations and the APC Code of Conduct.
Travel
This position may require some travel for coverage at other locations.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities
Physical Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Standing and/or walking 90% of time
- Sitting 10% of the time
- Occasional lifting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching.
Equal Employment Opportunity
American Pain Consortium Management, its affiliates, and subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What are your salary expectations?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Lafayette, IN 47905 (Required)
Work Location: In person
