Medical Assistant-Community Health

Site: Newton-Wellesley Hospital

 

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.

 

Per Diem position-5-10 hours per month.

 

Job Summary

The MA provides support for the Heart Health and Wellness Council programs in all of Newton Wellesley’s service communities. Assist with health screenings that include blood pressure, blood glucose, A1C, cholesterol, and body composition. Responsible for calibrating A1C and Cholestech machines. Track machine cartridge expiration dates and screening supplies.

Join our dynamic team working with the Heart Health and Wellness Council to drive engaging prevention programs in our communities. In this impactful role, you'll work with a passionate team to deliver innovative heart health and wellness programming to diverse audiences including firefighters, seniors, and community members. You'll help promote heart-healthy nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction through evidence-based approaches.

MA Specific Functions:

· Operate A1C and cholesterol machines and provide finger sticks to program participants


· Follow all safety protocols for screenings provided, including maintaining sharps containers


· Trouble shoot error codes on machines


· Perform blood pressure screenings, analyze body composition with Omron machine, and measure waist circumferences


· Provide feedback on screening flow and recommendations for increased efficiency

Medical Assistant Functions:

• Technical expertise: Independently prepares the machines, supplies and equipment required for screenings

• Ensures that all equipment is present and in optimal operating condition for screenings

• Performs technical skills completely and efficiently ensuring patient safety, comfort, and privacy

• Ensures that equipment and supply levels are sufficient to ensure that all program procedures can be performed as scheduled. Proactively orders supplies, working with Cardiac Rehab Manager

• Proactively alerts Cardiac Rehab Manager of needs related to equipment (new purchases, replacements and repairs)

• Responsible resource use: Maintain cost effective use of supplies, equipment, time and other resources. Communicates needs for equipment and medical supply order/repair, and order items as needed, ensuring budget is followed. Proactively identify opportunities for efficiencies or cost savings.

• Documentation: Independently maintains all necessary logs and records per established standards of care and compliance readiness. Facilitates and participates in the Universal Precautions.

 

Qualifications

Education:

• Completion of a certification program as a Medical Assistant.
• High School Diploma or equivelent required

Experience:

• 1 year experience as a Medical Assistant or other comparable experience at minimum preferred. Experience working with Cholestech and A1C machines preferred.

Certification/Training:

• CPR training required

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must be sensitive to and supportive of participants.
• Must be able to respond quickly and purposefully to routine and unusual situations.
• Must have ability to operate screening machines in an efficient manner, establish priorities and initiate appropriate responses.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and a mature level of courtesy, tact and professionalism. required to deal with participants, and co-workers.
• Exhibits strong communication skills and good judgment necessary to elicit information from patients and to distinguish emergent, urgent, and routine problems.
• Must work as a team player.
• Follow HIPAA guidelines for the management of patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Demonstrates effective oral communication skills in English. Communicates in a professional, courteous, clear, and concise manner.
• Ability to manage work in a neat and systematic way. Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, follow established policies, procedures and clinical practice guidelines and workflows.
• Basic computer skills. Ability to type accurately and enter data at an intermediate level.

 

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Physical Requirements

• Standing Frequently (34-66%)