Medical Assistant

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Illinois

On-site

USD 35,000 - 50,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide high-quality patient care and support efficient clinical operations. This full-time role involves assisting patients during visits, performing medical tasks, and contributing to the team environment. Ideal candidates should be empathetic, well-communicated, and committed to healthcare excellence, with relevant experience and certifications.

Qualifications

Minimum of 6 months clinical experience required.
Demonstrated competencies as a Medical Assistant within one year.

Responsibilities

Assist patients during visits, maintaining clear communication.
Perform medical assisting duties such as obtaining vital signs and administering immunizations.
Support population health efforts through outreach and data gathering.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Patient care

Education

High School diploma or GED

Medical Assistant Certificate

Phlebotomy Certificate

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Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Medical Assistant provides high quality, direct patient care in a team-based model to our BIDHC patients and supports smooth and efficient administrative and clinical practice operations. The Medical Assistant has the ability to work with people from different backgrounds and respects the beliefs of all patients and team members. Reports to the Practice Manager.

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities:

Through relationship development and care team coordination, contributes to the BIDHC patient, practice, and organizational goals. Develops long term empathetic relationships with patients, families and colleagues to contribute to patient care. (essential)
Assists patient over the course of their visit: facilitates timely flow and informs patient and provider of any delay in a timely manner, engages with patient on visit reason, updates medication and allergy lists, reviews screening questions (i.e. PHQ-9), acts as liaison between patient and practice staff to ensure optimal flow and service delivery. (essential)
Communicates clearly with patient and team: provides hand-off to provider entering the exam room (e.g., reason for the visit, abnormal vitals, patient stories). (essential)
Performs medical assisting duties under proper supervision, which may include, but are not limited to: obtaining accurate vital signs, height, and weight measurements, performing EKGs, point of care testing, phlebotomy, administering immunizations (for Medical Assistant who has graduated from an accredited MA program only), and assisting during routine procedures. (essential)
Essential to Population Health efforts by leading conversations to meet quality and population health goals through outreach and health coaching. Monitors practice activity, both electronically and in person. Identifies, addresses, and conducts outreach to patients with health maintenance or chronic disease management needs. Assists with related data gathering and basic health coaching. (essential)
Monitors, orders, and/or maintains medical equipment and supplies, ensuring they are clean, sterilized, stocked, and within expiration dates. Adheres to control standards. Maintains an unobstructed area for patient access. (essential)
Works within the electronic health record system (EHR) to queue prescription renewals and add new medications for review by a licensed provider. As directed by a clinician, enters/scribes orders for tests, services, or appointments in the EHR. Accurately documents tasks performed during the visit as they are completed to ensure proper billing. (essential)
Schedules related diagnostic and lab tests making every reasonable effort to accommodate patient and provider needs. Verifies patient insurance, including prior authorizations, referrals and pre-certifications. (essential)
Identifies OSHA compliance issues. Ensures patient safety practices to prevent/eliminate risk of patient harm. Promptly reports adverse patient events and near misses. Ensures that Patient Health Information (PHI) is only used for purposes of patient TPO (treatment, payment, and operations). (essential)

Required Qualifications:

High School diploma or GED required.
License Medical Assistant Certificate preferred, or Registration Certified Nursing Assistant preferred., or Graduate from BILH Primary Care Clinical Assistant Training Program preferred ,or Certificate 1 EMT Basic License preferred., or Certificate 2 Phlebotomy Certificate preferred.
Minimum of 6 months clinical classroom and work experience combination to 1 year work related experience required.
Demonstrated Medical Assistant (MA) competencies within one year of hire.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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