Job Description

Summary
The role supports healthcare teams by assisting with both clinical and non-clinical patient services under the direction of healthcare providers. Key responsibilities include taking vital signs, documenting patient information, scheduling appointments, and managing patient flow. This role involves direct interaction with patients to ensure their comfort and address concerns, as well as collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff to facilitate efficient care.
Essential Functions
-Assists junior Medical Assistants with day-to-day questions and responsibilities and helps facilitate their learning by participating in onboarding training.
-Show patients to examination rooms, prepare necessary equipment for healthcare providers, and interview patients to obtain medical information, measure their vital signs, weight, and height, and record information in the patient's medical record.
-Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients, ordering and organizing educational materials to reinforce patient education.
-Perform general office duties, such as answering phones, taking dictation, and completing insurance forms, while acting as a liaison with other departments and advocating for patients with a positive customer service approach.
-Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log them, and prepare them for testing; perform phlebotomy if competence is demonstrated.
-Maintains inventory of immunizations and check expiration dates.
-Provides immunizations (as applicable) which requires certification or 3 years of experience administering a vaccine and supervision of a provider.
-Responsible for improving appropriate departmental quality initiatives, such as two patient identifiers and hand hygiene.

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required

• Associate's Degree Medical Assisting preferred

Licenses and Credentials

• Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] preferred

• National Medical Assistant Certification preferred (from AAMA, AMT, NHA, or NCCT)

Experience

• 1-2 years direct MA experience or medical field work required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential for success in this position.

• Ability to prioritize tasks in complex and busy environments.

• Accuracy and attention to detail.

• Comply with all local, state, and federal privacy and confidentiality rules and regulations.

• Ability to take vital signs and manual blood pressure, as well as collect blood samples and other specimens.

• Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology, procedures, and protocols.

• Proficiency in electronic health record (EHR) systems and medical office software.

• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Managing one's own time and the time of others.

We strongly prefer 2+ years of prior Medical Assistant (MA) experience, but we are open to considering a variety of clinical backgrounds! Additional preferences are prior experience within an Urgent Care or ED and eligible for obtaining the national Medical Assistant certification.

We pride ourselves on having a close-knit, highly collaborative team. When hiring, we look for candidates who possess not only the relevant skills and competencies, but also positive attitudes, emotional intelligence, and genuine passion for this work. The ideal candidate profile is adaptable, receptive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Job Tags

Work at office, Local area,

Similar Jobs