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# Medical Assistant at Medical Home Network

- **Company:** Medical Home Network
- **Location:** Springfield, IL
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/mhnchicago/ffc83d20-bd0c-4f5a-95fa-463efae25477

## Job description

Are you ready to join a passionate community of people who are changing how health care is delivered?  A place where you will find a career you love while truly making a difference building healthier communities.  If this sounds like you, we would love to have you apply as Medical Assistant, with Medical Home Network! Since 2009, Medical Home Network (MHN) has partnered with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) nationwide to transform care in the safety net, reduce health disparities, and build healthier communities. A mission-driven public benefit corporation, MHN helps FQHCs succeed in value-based care through technology, care model innovation, and strong partnerships. Our proven approach delivers leading health outcomes, lower costs, and elevated quality performance. We’re expanding our reach and impact to help more FQHCs enhance care for their patients. Modern Healthcare has named MHN one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare for four years running (2021–2024). MHN was recently recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2025.

## THE OPPORTUNITY:

MHN is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Medical Assistant to support Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) for Medicare patients in community health center settings in the Springfield, IL area. This role offers a unique opportunity to advance preventive, geriatric-focused care for seniors in under-resourced communities. In this position, you will help bring specialized geriatric expertise into community health centers that traditionally do not have dedicated geriatric services, improving both the level and quality of care delivered to older adults. The Medical Assistant plays a critical role in preparing patients for visits, supporting providers, and ensuring comprehensive wellness assessments that focus on prevention, early detection, and chronic condition management. This is an onsite role working directly with patients and care teams to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care for aging populations. This role will work onsite at our partner health center locations across Springfield and Decatur, IL.

## THE PERKS:

- Fun, challenging, and collaborative work environment with passionate colleagues that care deeply about healthcare delivery.
- Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare.
- Fitness reimbursement, commuter benefits, and tuition assistance.
- Great work life benefits- Paid time off, sick time, and 12 paid holidays.
- This role will work onsite at our partner health center locations across Springfield and Decatur, IL
- Onsite: Monday–Thursday
- Remote: Friday for pre visit planning and prep day

WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO:

- Prepare patients for Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, including intake, documentation, and vital signs.
- Assist providers with geriatric-focused assessments, screenings, and preventive care services.
- Collect and document patient medical history, medications, and health risk assessments in the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Perform basic clinical tasks such as:
- Vital signs
- Height/weight measurements
- Vision screenings
- Fall risk assessments
- Cognitive and depression screenings
- Coordinate care activities and help ensure completion of recommended preventive services and screenings.
- Support providers in identifying care gaps and opportunities for preventive interventions.
- Educate patients on preventive care, wellness planning, and follow-up services.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in compliance with clinical and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, care coordinators, and clinic staff to deliver a team-based care experience.
- Ensure exam rooms and clinical supplies are stocked and prepared for patient visits.

## WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Medical Assistant certification (CMA, RMA, or equivalent) required
- 2 years of experience as a Medical Assistant in a clinical setting preferred.
- Experience working with Medicare patients or geriatric populations strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with electronic medical records (EMR/EHR) systems.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Compassionate, patient-centered approach to care.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
- Experience supporting Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) or preventive care visits.
- Experience working in community health centers, FQHCs, or underserved populations.
- Knowledge of Medicare preventive services and screenings.

## About Medical Home Network

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Medical Home Network is a public benefit corporation that partners with federally qualified health centers nationwide to help them thrive under value-based care by integrating medical, behavioral, and social care.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Public Benefit Corporation)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (co-founded by the Comer Family Foundation based on references to a founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Healthcare IT / Hospitals and Health Care (value-based care enablement for safety-net providers)
- **Target customers**: Federally Qualified Health Centers (PQHCs) – B2B, focused on the safety net
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Trans form care in the safety net and build healthier communities"

## Products & Services
- **[MHN Model of Care]**: A team-based, whole-person care model that includes delivery redesign, practice inovation, patient engagement, closing the disparity gap, and building capabilities for value-based care. Key roles include Transition of Care (TOC) nurses and care teams hired from local communities. The model consistently delivers leading health outcomes and cost savings under value-based arrangements.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Not publicly available; operates via contracts with health centers and grants (e.g., contributed $100,000+ to community organizations in 2021). Impacts over 300,000 lives across 8 states.
- **Notale Investors/Partners**:
  - Comer Family Foundation (co-founder and ongoing partner)
  - Utmost U (data analytics felowship partner)
  - Modern Healthcare (listed as Best Places to Work multiple years)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of 90 employees (+13.4% Year-over-Year)
  - Operating in 8 states with plans to expand
  - Earned Great Place to Work certification (2025-2026) and 89% employee satisfaction
  - 5 active job postings including Staff Software Engineer and Principal Healthcare Data Product Engineer

## Competitive Advantages
- Singular focus on the safety net – no other major for-profit or non-profit competitor dedicated exclusively to empowering PQHCs for value-based care.
- Proven model with measurable health outcomes and cost reductions over 4+ consecutive years.
- Public Benefit Corporation status legally embeds social mission into governance.
- Deep community roots: hires care teams from the communities served, building trust and cultural competence.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand partnerships with community health centers nationwide to drive value-based care adoption.
- Continue developing data and technology capabilies (evidenced by hiring for data product and software engineering roles).
- Support equity, diversity, and inclusion through felowships (e.g., Utmost U Data Analytics Fellowship) and scholarship programs.
- Close health disparity gaps for low-income populations.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: 89% of employees say it’s a great place to work (Great Place to Work certified). Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work for 4 consecutive years.
- **Remote/hybrid/office**: Roles listed as on-site (Chicago and Springfield, IL) – no explicit remote/hybrid policy stated, but some positions may offer flexibility.
- **Notale perks and initiatives**:
  - Data Analytics Felowship for under-resourced graduates
  - Francie Comer/MHN Summer Experience Scholarship
  - Financial support for local community organizations
  - Emphasis on DEI with a dedicated programing team
- **Engineering culture**: Tech roles focus on healthcare data product development, suggesting a collaborative, mission-driven environment with modern tech stacks.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn – Medical Home Network](https://linkedin.com/company/medical-home-network)
2. [Great Place to Work – MHN Certification](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/en/certified-company/7085916)
3. [Medical Home Network – Proven Model](https://medicalhomenetwork.org/proven-model)
4. [Indeed – Medical Home Network Careers](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Medical-Home-Network-1)
5. [Lever – MHN Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/mhnchicago)

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