Medical Assistant

South Shore Health; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 32,001 - 43,063; Part time

Job summary

South Shore Health’s Health Express-Weymouth is seeking a part-time Medical Assistant to support urgent care operations at 330 Washington Street, Weymouth, MA. You will greet patients, take histories, perform vital signs, and assist clinicians during examinations and procedures.

This role requires phlebotomy and specimen handling, coordination with front desk staff, and maintaining patient confidentiality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy and specimen handling skills.
• Vitals taking, history, and patient interview.
• Ability to assist clinicians during exams and procedures.
• Strong customer service and front-desk coordination.

Responsibilities

• Maintain patient's safe passage in and out of the practice
• Greet, assess and interview patients
• Obtain past medical and surgical history, family history, social history, vital signs
• Review present medications, allergy, history, chief complaint, and brief interrogation of complaint
• Act as a liaison between doctor and patient
• Explain medication, side effects, treatments, diets and diseases
• Update medication list and current problem list
• Prepare and assist patients for examination, treatment or procedure
• Monitor patients during examination or procedure
• Maintain and update skill level for medical assistant duties
• Stock supplies and maintain clean exam rooms
• Respond to patient concerns
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Assist with training new medical assistants
• Perform preliminary procedures including phlebotomy, injections, throat cultures, nasal swabs and more
• Analyze samples with point-of-care testing platforms
• Prepare and package laboratory samples for transport
• Provide receptionist back-up and handle insurance eligibility and co-pays

Skills

Phlebotomy

Vital signs

Medical assisting

Customer service

Tools

Practice management system

Point-of-care testing platforms

Job description

Requisition Number

R-23277

Facility

LOC0010 - Health Express-Weymouth330 Washington Street Weymouth, MA 02188

Department Name

HXP Urgent Care Weymouth

Status

Part time

Budgeted Hours

0

Shift

Varied Shifts (United States of America)

Compensation Pay Range

$23.23 - $31.26

• Maintain patient's safe passage in and out of the practice
• Greet, assess and interview patients
• Obtain past medical and surgical history, family history, social history, vital signs
• Review present medications, allergy, history, chief complaint, and brief interrogation of complaint
• Act as a liaison between doctor and patient
• Explain medication, side effects, treatments, diets, diseases and disease processes
• Update medication list and current problem list
• Prepare and assist patients for examination, treatment, or procedure by medical staff
• Anticipate needs of patients, and providers, other team members
• Monitoring of patient during examination, or procedure
• Maintain and update level of skill for pertinent medical assistant duties
• Stocking of supplies as needed, and maintaining clean exam rooms
• Respond to patient's concerns
• Maintains patient confidentiality
• Participate in training and skills development of new medical assistants
• Perform a variety of preliminary procedures, including phlebotomy, injections, throat cultures, nasal swabs and more.
• Analyze samples with various point-of-care testing platforms
• Prepare and package laboratory samples for transport to lab
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills, check patients in and out for appointments utilizing our electronic internal practice management system.
• Confirm patient information at the time of check in.
• Complete / confirm insurance eligibility.
• Answer front desk phone calls.
• Provide receptionist back-up / support while being able to explain financial requirements to the patient (s) or responsible parties and collect co-pays and past due balances as required.
• Ensure Worker's Compensation, MVA and Occupational Health paperwork is completed for visits.
• Maintain optimum customer service and patient confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Schedule:

hours may vary depending on the needs of the urgent care including weekends and holidays; flexibility required