Medical Assistant, Internal Medicine

About the role

This Mass General Brigham practice in Andover offers a broad range of medical sub-specialties (Cardiology, Pulmonary, Endocrinology, GI, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics). We provide residents of Merrimack Valley with the latest in diagnostics, technology, and research. Andover Medical Center offers an integrated system of care that combines expert, medical attention.

Responsibilities

• Takes vital signs, documents patient information, schedules appointments, and manages patient flow.
• 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.
• Explains treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients, ordering and organizing educational materials to reinforce patient education.
• Performs 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.
• Collects blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, logs them, and prepares them for testing; performs phlebotomy if competence is demonstrated.
• Maintains inventory of immunizations and checks expiration dates.
• Provides immunizations (as applicable) which requires certification or 3 years of experience administering a vaccine and supervision of a provider.
• Improves appropriate departmental quality initiatives, such as two patient identifiers and hand hygiene.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required or Associate's Degree Medical Assisting preferred.
• Direct MA experience or medical field work 1-2 years required.

Additional Job Details

Remote Type: Onsite
Work Location: 323 Lowell Street
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Employee Type: Regular
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$22.75 - $24.94/Hourly
Grade 3

Benefits

We offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

EEO Statement

Mass General Brigham Community Physicians, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.