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Signature Services Clinician CMA - Concierge Medicine

Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, 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

How do you act as a liaison between the programme and a department that does not know you?

What they are checking: Working across a hospital without authority, which is most of this role.

What do you think people are really buying with concierge medicine?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the service they would be delivering.

What would you do

This role escorts a patient through a whole day of appointments. What makes that go well?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the job is choreography as much as clinical work.

A department is running late and it will push the rest of the patient's day. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting asks them to adjust the schedule to minimize delays, which means acting rather than reporting.

A patient is anxious about a result they are waiting for. How do you spend the gap with them?

What they are checking: Presence, which is what people are actually paying for.

A patient asks you for something outside what the programme offers. What do you say?

What they are checking: Whether they can hold a boundary warmly with someone who expects a yes.

How do you keep a patient's information private when you are moving them around a hospital all day?

What they are checking: Practical discretion in an unusually visible role.

About the work

Walk me through taking vital signs accurately when the day is running to a tight schedule.

What they are checking: The clinical half of the role, which is easy to rush in a hospitality setting.

How do you keep track of requisitions, reports and billing statements across several departments in one day?

What they are checking: The administrative thread the posting describes, which is where a day unravels.

How do you prepare the exit packet and brief the internist before a debrief?

What they are checking: A named responsibility that decides whether the closing conversation is any good.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Signature Services Clinician reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, 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. Responsibilities: • Takes patient vitals. • Greets incoming patients. • Acts as a liaison between the Program and other hospital departments/physician offices. • Escorts the patient throughout the day to meet their needs. • Trouble shoots and problem solves care delivery issues. Notifies clinic leadership and/or appropriate department/physician office of deviations in the patient’s schedule. • Meets needs of patients who come through the Program. • Assures that patient arrive promptly at scheduled appointments. Makes adjustments to the patients schedule to eliminate or minimize delays. • Provides each department and/or physicians and administrators with the necessary requisitions needed and collects appropriate medical reports and billing statements. Collects and tracks medical information for internist prior to scheduled exit conference. • Pre-orders meals/snacks for patients as requested. Sets up rooms prior to the arrival of patients and cleans up after last patients exit. • Assembles patient exit packet for internist prior to scheduled exit conference or debrief. • Educates patients with protocol and testing details/information • Collaborates with other clinical staff as appropriate • May administer shots/injections. • Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements: Education: • High school diploma or GED. Licensure: • Must have either: LPN licensure in Illinois OR EMT licensure in Illinois OR Current certification as a: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) OR Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through American Medical Technologists (AMT) OR National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) OR Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) through the National Health career Association (NHA) OR Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) through the National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP) Certification: • American Heart Association accredited Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification. Experience: • Zero (0) to two (2) years’ experience in customer service or related field. Behavioral Attributes: • Proficiency in the use of office equipment. • Strong computer skills. Preferred: • Bachelor’s degree. • One to two years of ambulatory care experience. • Experience with electronic medical record. 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.