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Clinic Assistant Primary Care Full-time Days

Northwestern Medicine · Orland Park, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 22, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

The role is both clinical and administrative. Which do you find easier, and why?

What they are checking: Honest self-assessment across a genuinely split role.

Hours are guaranteed at forty a week but the daily shift lengths vary. How does that suit you?

What they are checking: Honest fit with a schedule the posting is unusually specific about.

Tell me about a patient who needed more from you than the visit allowed.

What they are checking: Whether they can give time without losing the clinic.

What would you do

You notice a change in a patient's condition while you are with them. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting asks them to screen for and communicate changes, which is the judgment that matters.

A piece of equipment is not working properly. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting names troubleshooting, and whether they report it or work around it.

About the work

Tell me about your year of clinic experience and what you did day to day.

What they are checking: The posting asks for a year specifically, so this establishes it plainly.

Which screening procedures and specimen collections do you perform on your own?

What they are checking: An honest inventory against the posting's clinical list.

How do you keep an examination area ready when the clinic is busy?

What they are checking: Whether they reset between patients or let it build up.

How do you manage supplies so the clinic does not run out mid-morning?

What they are checking: The posting names reordering and stocking, which is invisible until it fails.

How do you document care so the next person knows what happened?

What they are checking: Documentation, which the posting names and which the team depends on.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The position offers a guaranteed 40 hours per week over 5 days. Daily shift lengths vary. **Please note, we are seeking candidates who would bring 1 year of prior clinic experience .** The Clinic Assistant (CA) reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The Clinic Assistant (CA) is a multi-skilled worker who assumes a wide range of clinical and administrative roles within the physician office setting. Under the supervision of a Physician and/or the direction of a licensed nurse, the CA provides direct and indirect patient care, performs laboratory and other testing, and may assist with clerical functions. The CA serves as a key team player when interacting and communicating with patients and/or clinical staff in the ambulatory care environment. Responsibilities: • Under the supervision of healthcare provider, assists with performing patient treatments. • Performs basic tasks, screening procedures and specimen collection. • Screens for and communicates changes in patient condition. • Documents patient care given. • Maintains equipment and medical supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning, and troubleshooting. • Maintains examination area. • May perform administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, billing, and patient registration. • Presents a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and appearance. • Refer to Scope of Practice Inventory for RN, LPN, MA and CA (RMG or NMG as indicated) Required : • One or more years recent experience working as a clinic assistant in a physician office or hospital setting; or completion of a training program in a medically related field; or currently enrolled in a medically related college degree program with an intent of entering the healthcare field • Basic Life Support Certification from an American Heart Association accredited source within 90 days if being hired for The Health Network. Basic Life Support Certification is required effective day one if being hired in the Academic Medical System (central region). • High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred : • Associate's Degree or Bachelor’s Degree Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.