Medical Assistant, Gastroenterology

Medical Assistant

Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion.

We are seeking a part-time, 24-hour Medical Assistant to support our team at 1 Parkway in Haverhill, MA. The schedule will be 8:30am to 5:00pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. This is a unique opportunity to work independently at the top of your certification while contributing to a highly collaborative care team! Our practice is a small office where teamwork is essential. The role supports healthcare teams by assisting with both clinical and non-clinical patient services under the direction of healthcare providers.

Key responsibilities include taking vital signs, documenting patient information, scheduling appointments, and managing patient flow. This role involves direct interaction with patients to ensure their comfort and address concerns, as well as collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff to facilitate efficient care.

Essential Functions

• 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.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients, ordering and organizing educational materials to reinforce patient education.
• Perform 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.
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log them, and prepare them for testing; perform phlebotomy if competence is demonstrated.
• Maintains inventory of immunizations and check expiration dates.
• Provides immunizations (as applicable) which requires certification or 3 years of experience administering a vaccine and supervision of a provider.
• Responsible for improving appropriate departmental quality initiatives, such as two patient identifiers and hand hygiene.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent required. Associate's Degree Medical Assisting preferred.

Licenses and Credentials: Basic Life Support preferred. Certified Medical Assistant [National Certification] - preferred.

Experience: Direct MA experience or medical field work 1-2 years required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential for success in this position. Ability to prioritize tasks in complex and busy environments. Accuracy and attention to detail. Comply with all local, state, and federal privacy and confidentiality rules and regulations. Ability to take vital signs and manual blood pressure, as well as collect blood samples and other specimens. Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology, procedures, and protocols. Proficiency in electronic health record (EHR) systems and medical office software. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Additional Job Details (if applicable): Remote Type: Onsite. Work Location: 1 Parkway. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24. Employee Type: Regular. Work Shift: Day (United States of America). Pay Range: $22.75 - $24.94/Hourly.