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Job Description
When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.
The Medical Assistant provides high quality direct patient care in a team-based model to our BIDHC patients and supports smooth and efficient administrative and clinical practice operations. The Medical Assistant has the ability to work with people from different backgrounds and respects the beliefs of all patients and team members. Reports to the Practice Manager.Job Description:
1. Through relationship development and care team coordination contributes to the BIDHC patient practice and organizational goals. Develops long term empathetic relationships with patients families and colleagues to contribute to patient care. (essential)
2. Assists patient over the course of their visit: facilitates timely flow and informs patient and provider of any delay in a timely manner engages with patient on visit reason updates medication and allergy lists reviews screening questions (i.e. PHQ-9) acts as liaison between patient and practice staff to ensure optimal flow and service delivery. (essential)
3. Communicates clearly with patient and team: provides hand-off to provider entering the exam room (e.g. reason for the visit abnormal vitals patient stories). (essential)
4. Performs medical assisting duties under proper supervision which may include but are not limited to: obtaining accurate vital signs height and weight measurements performing EKGs point of care testing phlebotomy administering immunizations (for Medical Assistant who has graduated from an accredited MA program only) and assisting during routine procedures. (essential)
5. Essential to Population Health efforts by leading conversations to meet quality and population health goals through outreach and health coaching. Monitors practice activity both electronically and in person. Identifies addresses and conducts outreach to patients with health maintenance or chronic disease management needs. Assists with related data gathering and basic health coaching. (essential)
6. Monitors orders and/or maintains medical equipment and supplies ensuring they are clean sterilized stocked and within expiration dates. Adheres to control standards. Maintains an unobstructed area for patient access. (essential)
7. Works within the electronic health record system (EHR) to queue prescription renewals and add new medications for review by a licensed provider. As directed by a clinician enters/scribes orders for tests services or appointments in the EHR. Accurately documents tasks performed during the visit as they are completed to ensure proper billing. (essential)
8. Schedules related diagnostic and lab tests making every reasonable effort to accommodate patient and provider needs. Verifies patient insurance including prior authorizations referrals and pre-certifications. (essential)
9. Identifies OSHA compliance issues. Ensures patient safety practices to prevent/eliminate risk of patient harm. Promptly reports adverse patient events and near misses. Ensures that Patient Health Information (PHI) is only used for purposes of patient TPO (treatment payment and operations). (essential)
Required Qualifications:
1. High School diploma or GED required.
2. License Medical Assistant Certificate preferred or Registration Certified Nursing Assistant preferred. or Graduate from BILH Primary Care Clinical Assistant Training Program preferred or Certificate 1 EMT Basic License preferred. or Certificate 2 Phlebotomy Certificate preferred.
3. Minimum of 6 months clinical classroom and work experience combination to 1 year work related experience required.
4. Demonstrated Medical Assistant (MA) competencies within one year of hire.
As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Employment Type
Full-Time
