Medical Assistant, Cardiology

Site: Mass General Brigham Community Physicians, Inc.

 

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

 

The 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 Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.

At Hopedale Cardiovascular Associates our focus is to provide compassionate care to our patients and their families in a community setting, while utilizing the latest technology in diagnostic testing and treatment strategies. We specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and management of cardiovascular disease. We have a large team comprised of 11 providers and 7 Cardiac Techs. Our cardiologists are all board certified with over 90 years of combined experience. We offer a wide array of services to care for even the most complicated patients.

We are located at 236 Milford Street Upton, MA 01568.

Our primary goal is to take care of our patients, but we must take care of our employees first to provide exceptional care to our patients.

 

Job Summary

We are seeking a Per Diem Medical Assistant to support the practice onsite, Monday through Friday picking up a minimum of 2, 8-hours shifts a month from 8:00am-4:30pm.

Our Medical Assistants play an integral part in the operations of our community-based physician practices. Under the direction of a physician or an advanced practitioner our Medical Assistants are dedicated to clinical support. The Medical Assistant ensures a smooth patient flow within the practice and assists in the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of physician or advanced practitioner. Our current Medical Assistant model is to work 1 to 1 with their providers.

Responsibilities
• Coordinates pre-visit preparations including addressing the special needs of patients (i.e. comfort measures, communication, and other appropriate issues), ensuring relevant labs and tests are scheduled and completed prior to office visit, organization of electronic charts, etc.
• Escorts patients to the exam rooms and take vital signs. Cleans and restocks exam rooms.
• Performs a variety of patient care procedures within the Medical Assistant (MA) scope of practice, including but not limited to: EKG’s and point of care testing.
• Provides assistance to providers with office procedures.
• Sends in electronic prescriptions for patients that have been instructed by providers, medical authorization and medical reconciliation
• Communicates with patients regarding laboratory, imaging results and prescription instructions per practice protocol.
• Maintains the strictest confidentiality of any and all patient records including but not limited to treatment, diagnosis, history, medication, and financial status.

 

Qualifications

Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred Certified Medical Assistant - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred

Experience
Direct MA experience or medical field work 0-1 year preferred

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.
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