Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant Whitman Primary Care

This Medical Assistant II functions as a member of the clinical team and completes assigned daily clinical tasks to ensure smooth day to day operations in the physician practice. The Medical Assistant II serves as a mentor to other medical assistants and is responsible for training new medical assistants.

Assists Practice Manager with scheduling to ensure all providers have an assistant.

Train new staff to office workflows.

Own a practice workflow as assigned by the manager (e.g. pre-visit planning workflow dashboard management charge entry claim management clinical inbox management).

Rooms patient and prepares the patient for the provider visit.

Takes vital signs as necessary. Responsible for accurate blood pressures, temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, weight, height, respiratory rates and entering accurately into EMR.

Records patient history, chief complaint, pharmacy information, prescription list etc. into EMR for physical.

Obtains required consents completes required forms as needed for specific visit types.

Performs in-office testing and EKGs as needed. Required to perform controls on certain in-office tests.

Assists provider with in-office medical procedures.

Properly labels all specimens.

Chaperones Providers as required.

Administers vaccines and medications as ordered by provider.

Responsible to follow TCM (Transitional Care Management) CCM (Chronic Care Management) and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) workflows if active in the practice.

Stocks rooms and monitors expiration dates of exam room supplies.

Monitors and logs medication/vaccine refrigerator temperatures.

Assists with incoming calls as needed by answering, triaging, and routing telephone calls appropriately as needed.

Schedules patient appointments and appropriate testing as ordered by provider upon check out from appointments or any other time as requested.

Follows scheduling rules and directs schedules patient visits in other BMC practices.

Reviews schedules (clinical pre-visit review) to ensure the provider has what the patient visit is for. Example: results, consult notes, hospital notes, etc. If not available contacts facility or other practice to obtain them.

Performs outreach to select patient groups as directed for patient care and quality and then schedule specialty appointments and testing as required.

Informs manager of clinical supply needs or assisting with ordering.

Obtains prior authorizations and/or insurance referrals as per practice need.

Performs phlebotomy including venipuncture for laboratory specimen collection and point-of-care testing in the outpatient clinic setting properly labels and prepares specimens for transport following safety and infection control protocols.

Cleans, disinfects, and sterilizes clinical instruments and equipment used in the office in accordance with infection prevention and sterilization standards maintains documentation as required.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma or equivalent and at least 1 year of experience as a medical assistant or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Education from approved medical assistant program.

Phlebotomy certification and experience preferred.

Medical Assistant certification preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS LICENSES REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED: N/A

CERTIFICATIONS LICENSES REGISTRATIONS PREFERRED: Certified Medical Assistant Certification

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs): Strong customer service skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required. Must be able to work independently with little supervision. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Compensation Range: $17.79-$25.00

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements as well as business/organizational needs internal equity and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes but is not limited to benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses, and merit increases. Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.

NOTE: This range is based on Boston-area data and is subject to modification based on geographic location.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans