Medical Assistant - OB/GYN - Braintree, MA

Job Overview

The role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. It involves performing nursing support duties such as controlling and monitoring patient flow, preparing medical records, assisting providers, and performing point-of-care tests.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completed MA education from a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program
• CPR certification

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Two (2) years of medical office experience
• Phlebotomy Certification
• Bi-Lingual Experience with electronic patient record systems

Duties and Responsibilities

• Controls and monitors patient flow to maximize efficient use of providers and exam rooms
• Communicates delays to patients and provides updates
• Prepares medical record for patient visit, confirming accuracy with patient identifiers
• Assists provider, patient and patient’s family with admitting patient into the hospital
• Checks to ensure patient comfort, privacy, and safety
• Performs and records vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, height and weight)
• Performs collection of specimens and/or ensures the necessary supplies and equipment are ready for the provider to use during the visit
• Performs Point of Care Testing (POC) as ordered including Urine dips, HCG testing, Strep A, HGB A1C, and glucose testing
• May be required to perform phlebotomy
• Aids in arranging for diagnostic testing, surgery and in-patient admissions under direction of the nurse or physician
• Aids in patient billing by ensuring CPT code, diagnosis code and all supplies and procedures are indicated on charting
• Ensures outside paperwork is scanned into patient’s electronic medical record
• Processes and tracks referrals and prior authorizations as requested/ordered by provider
• Notifies provider of patient requests for referrals and prescription renewals
• Maintains clinic rooms according to infection control and cleaning policies
• Stocks, maintains and rotates supplies in clinic rooms daily according to clinic demands
• Maintains equipment
• Participates in unit specific quality improvement projects i.e. hand washing audits, time-outs, refrigerator/medication logs, daily/monthly code cart checks
• Provides administrative support which may include coordinating interpreter services, answering telephone calls, taking accurate and messages, forwarding messages, and faxing

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing and walking for up to 80% of the work day or shift
• Sometimes lifting, pushing or pulling required
• Occasional stress and pressure caused by multiple simultaneous demands
• Exposed to various body fluids along with exposure to infectious disease and sharps
• Occasional requests to change work areas to cover another priority area to meet patient needs
• Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, nurses and other department staff

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail required
• Ability to prioritize work and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Ability to work independently and accurately with excellent follow-through
• Basic to moderate computer skills including documents, spreadsheets, e-mail and automated scheduling software and the ability to navigate through hospital-based computer systems
• Ability to read, write and spell in English to ensure accurate message taking
• Knowledge of business math, ability to make calculations and analytical skills required
• Good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and ability to use universal precautions and knowledge of patient handling
• Ability to complete and pass competency exams in waived test list for practice
• Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information
• Knowledge and ability to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process
• Knowledge of growth and development; Ability to interpret age specific data and response to care; and Provide age specific communication
• Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential patient information according to HIPPA

Pay Range

$22.00 - $25.15