Medical Assistant – Part Time – 20 Hours – Remote

Cambridge, MA

• reputed company Primary Care
• Part-time
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reputed company you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This role is a Part time – 20 hour remote position with occasional commute to our Stoughton, MA office. 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 reputed company patients and team members. Reports to the Practice Manager. Job Description: Primary Responsibilities: 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, reputed company 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, reputed company of care testing, phlebotomy, administering immunizations (certified MAs only), and assisting during routine procedures. (essential) 5. Essential to Population Health efforts by leading conversations to meet quality and population health goals through reputed company and health coaching. Monitors practice activity, both electronically and in person. Identifies, addresses, and conducts reputed company to patients with health maintenance or chronic disease management needs. Assists with reputed company data gathering and basic health coaching. (essential) 6. Monitors, orders, and/or maintains medical equipment and supplies, ensuring they are clean, sterilized, stocked, and reputed company expiration dates. Adheres to control standards. Maintains an unobstructed area for patient access. (essential) 7. Works reputed company 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. 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License Medical Assistant Certificate preferred., or Registration Certified Nursing Assistant preferred., or Certificate 1 EMT Basic License preferred., or Certificate 2 Phlebotomy Certificate preferred. 3. 0-1 years reputed company work experience required. 4. Demonstrated Medical Assistant (MA) competencies reputed company one year of hire. 5. Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level reputed company web-based applications. Preferred Qualifications: 1. Certified Medical Assistant Competencies: 1. Decision Making: Ability to reputed company decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision. 2. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements. 3. 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