Medical Assistant

Sturdy Memorial Hospital • Full-time • Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States • 3w ago

The Medical Assistant works under the Lead Medical assistant and Practice Manager or Practice Supervisor to assist with maintaining efficient patient flow and quality care. The Medical Assistant works as part of a health care team to provide comprehensive care in a non-judgmental manner

Required Skills/Qualifications/Training/Experience:

Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork ability
Demonstrated ability to interact with patients in promoting an excellent and safe patient experience
Commitment to patient experience and quality improvement in the outpatient setting
Ability to measure and document vitals, take temperatures, draw blood, weight, and height
Ability to obtain a basic medical history including chief complaint, medication history, social history, and family history
Ability to prepare all patients for examinations with necessary medical supplies
Maintains clinical competency and continuous education
Knowledge and appropriate use of medical terminology
Reviews, processes, and routes clinical documentation
Establishes excellent rapport with patients including patient education
Works collaboratively with other health care professionals in providing outcome-oriented care
Demonstrates problem solving and thrives in a fast-paced work environment
Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients and co-workers by following standards and procedures
Demonstrates necessary functions to maintain continuity of care for patients
Demonstrates ability to cross train to assist front-desk staff if necessary

Education/Training

Graduate of a two-year accredited Medical Assistant program preferred
High school diploma or equivalent is required

Licenses/Certification:

Medical Assistant Certificate

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Age and Diversity Related Criteria:

Consistently treats patients, colleagues and visitors with the dignity and respect, while being sensitive to the differing needs of all age groups, backgrounds, characteristics, and cultures.

Ability to Fulfill Job Expectations:

Must have the ability to the perform essential functions of the position, including required work hours, locations, and physical demands, without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of themselves or other individuals in the workplace, and with or without reasonable accommodation.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Essential Job Functions:

Clinical responsibilities include rooming patients, taking vitals, procedures, prescription renewals, triage of patient phone calls, review charts, lab test results, scheduling patients, responding to provider messages
Prepares exam rooms for providers between patient contact
Obtain prior authorizations (Office visits, Prescriptions, and procedures/surgeries)
Assist in the in-bound/out-bound referral process
Prepare the medical chart including importing medications from pharmacy, preloading vaccines, documenting pre-visit forms
Administering vaccines
Assist in scheduling new and established patient appointments as needed
Communicates well over the phone with patients and other healthcare professionals using professional communication skills and promotes leading practices phone standards
Evaluate patient phone calls
Assist in inbox management and refills according to SMA policy
Monitor and work appropriately in Electronic Medical Record environment and office workflows
Ability to adapt in a busy office environment to meet care standards
Understanding of supply management processes and needs

Sturdy Memorial Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. There is no discrimination because of race, color, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status or disability.

Related Jobs

Medical Assistant II

Mass General Brigham • Full-time • Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States • 4d ago

CMA

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission—from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, t...

4d ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistant II - Orthopedics Foxboro

Mass General Brigham • Full-time • Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States • 4d ago

CMA

4d ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistant I- 20 hrs Foxboro Urgent Care

Mass General Brigham • Part-time • Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States • 3w ago

CMA Urgent Care

3w ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistant - Franklin Pediatrics, weekends only

Milford Regional Medical Center • Part-time • Franklin, MA, US • 4d ago

CMA Pediatric

Find more at Milford Regional. As a valued member of the Milford Regional Physician Group team, you will play a key role in providing quality healthcare to our patients throughout the community every day with dignit...

4d ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistant - Franklin Primary Care, 40 hours

Milford Regional Medical Center • Full-time • Franklin, MA, US • 4d ago

CMA Outpatient

4d ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistant - Urgent Care

Brown University Health • Part-time • Providence, RI, US • 2w ago

CMA Urgent Care

Summary Reports to the Ambulatory Clinical Manager and/or Practice Manager or other assigned Supervisory personnel and under general supervision of the attending Licensed Independent Practitioner and functions in acco...

2w ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistant Ambulatory

Brown University Health • Full-time • Providence, RI, US • 2w ago

CMA Outpatient

Summary Reports to the Ambulatory Clinical Manager and/or Practice Manager or other assigned Supervisory personnel and under general supervision of the attending License Independent Practitioner and in accordance with...

2w ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistants Career Opportunities

Care New England Health System • Full-time • Providence, RI, US • 4m ago

CMA

Care New England Medical Group is currently hiring for Medical Assistants throughout our organization, within the greater Rhode Island area. Various available physician practice locations. Full time, part time, per diem...

4m ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistant

Sturdy Memorial Hospital • Part-time • US - Attleboro, MA • 2w ago

CMA

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday (8am - 4:30pm) The Medical Assistant works under the Sleep Lab Clinical Coordinator and Director of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, to assist with maintaining efficient patient flow and q...

2w ago

VIEW JOB

Medical Assistant (General, Breast, Vascular Surgery) - Full-time

Sturdy Memorial Hospital • Full-time • Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States • 3w ago

CMA

Coordinates and provides care for a group of patients spanning all age groups and cultures for a designated time frame using therapeutic means, the nursing process, the environment/instrumentation and other health care...

3w ago

VIEW JOB