Medical Assistant Team Leader

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc.; Hav; On-site; NOK 492,000 - 559,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Great benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc. is seeking a bilingual Medical Assistant Lead to guide the MA team, interview patients, record medical history, confirm visit purpose, and support clinicians with patient care.

The Lead MA will prepare patients for visits (BP, weight, temperature), ensure PPE, translate for clinicians, train new hires, perform routine procedures, and maintain accurate entries in medical records.

Qualifications

• Bilingual, English and Spanish required.
• Certified in CPR.
• At least 3 years of experience as a Medical Assistant.
• Graduate of a medical assistant program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the medical assistant team and train new hires.
• Interview patients and record medical history; confirm visit purpose.
• Assist clinician with patient care and prepare patients for visit (BP, weight, temperature).
• Enter and report pertinent information in medical records.
• Translate for clinicians.
• Ensure PPE is donned for all interactions.
• Set up exam rooms and determine equipment needs.
• Assist with treatments and dressings.
• Lead day-to-day MA tasks.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

CPR certified

Education

Medical Assistant program graduate

CPR certification

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $24.91 USD to $28.32 USD The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Established in 1980, the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) is a multi-site mission-driven non-profit organization employing over 700 staff whose primary focus is providing the highest quality patient care to residents throughout the Merrimack Valley. Nationally recognized as a leader in community medicine (family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, and geriatrics), GLFHC has clinical sites throughout the service area and is the sponsoring organization for the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency program.

GLFHC is currently seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish) Medical Assistant, Lead. Medical Assistant, Leads provide day to day leadership and support to the medical assistant team. Responsible for interviewing patients, recording medical history, confirming purpose of visit and assisting the clinician with patient care. Prepares patients for visit by taking blood pressure, weight and temperature; and reports pertinent information in medical records.

• Must be able to don appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Trains new hires on policies, procedures and job duties.
• Leads the day to day task of the medical assistant team.
• Performs ear irrigations.
• Performs throat cultures.
• Conducts international normalized ratio (INR) testing.
• Ensures that results of all tests and procedures performed are available in medical records.
• Determines equipment needs visit and sets up exam rooms accordingly.
• Assists clinicians with treatments and dressings.
• Translates for clinicians.

Qualifications

• Bilingual, English and Spanish required.
• Certified in CPR
• At least 3 years of experience as a Medical Assistant
• Graduate of a medical assistant program

GLFHC offers a great working environment, comprehensive benefit package, growth opportunities and tuition reimbursement.

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