Medical AssistantCRC- Waltham
Job Location:
Waltham, MA - USA
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Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job 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.Does this position require Patient Care Yes
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 patients 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.
-Responsible for improving appropriate departmental quality initiatives such as two patient identifiers and hand hygiene.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required or Associates Degree Medical Assisting preferred
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Licenses and Credentials
Basic Life Support BLS Certification - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred Certified Medical Assistant National Certification - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred
Experience
Direct MA experience or medical field work 1-2 years 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 ones own time and the time of others.
Clinical Responsibilities (70%):
Review the daily schedule of patients and facilitate efficient patient clinic flow via daily huddle with other MAs.
Utilize two appropriate patient identification methods for each patient in compliance with regulations.
Take the patients weight appropriate vital signs and appropriately prepare the patient for the physician/advanced practice provider evaluation.
Perform ancillary services including suture/staple removal dressing changes removal and application of braces/splints removal MRSA/MSSA swabbing and phlebotomy as directed by the physician/advanced practice provider.
Process authorized requests for prescription refills under the guidance of the provider.
Evaluate and coordinate telephone calls from patients for advice or questions.
Assist the physician/advanced practice provider in reporting test results to patients including follow-up.
Assist the physician/advanced practice provider in coordinating all appropriate care in other settings such as visiting nurse visits home agencies hospice home IV infusions etc.
Ensure appropriate stocking of all examination rooms with supplies requisitions and all materials necessary for efficient patient care.
Coordinate practice activities with physician/advanced practice provider to insure appropriate level and quality of services including maintaining supplies of medications vaccines and equipment.
Participate in all quality assurance activities of the practice with respect to patient care.
Maintain a clean uncluttered atmosphere for patient care. Disinfect and prepare clinic rooms before and after each patient visit and conduct clinic in a hygienic manner in keeping with infection control guidelines. Assist providers with appropriate PPE for patients in clinic with active infection.
Prepare patient Records/ Charts and retrieve imaging in a proactive way so that all imaging and records on available prior to the start of each clinic day.
Scan appropriate documents into medical record upload outside imaging into medical record.
Orient train and mentor all newly hired Medical Assistants. This will include serving as a clinical resource and working with the new employee to set developmental goals.
Other duties as assigned including but not limited to COVID screening prior to visit; assisting patients to enroll in Patient Gateway; assisting patients to complete PROMs.
Research Responsibilities (30%):
Work with physicians clinical nurses and staff to identify and recruit eligible patients for clinical studies
Design research protocols in conjunction with the PIs providing critical input as to feasibility of study design and available resources
Organize establish and maintain research databases and uses these databases to extract information for reports papers and general feedback to the study team.
Collects compiles tabulates and analyzes research data
Assist the PI with writing manuscripts. Through this process the incumbent will be highly involved with the editing of these manuscripts.
Responsible for quality control and works with both internal and external colleagues to ensure rigorous adherence to internal and external quality standards
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
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Pay Range
$17.71 - $24.94/HourlyGrade
3EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.
