Medical Assistant, Certified - Float Pool Melrose Wakefield

TuftsMedicine; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

TuftsMedicine Melrose Wakefield Practices is seeking a Medical Assistant to support outpatient clinical operations. Under supervision, you will prepare patient rooms, take vitals, assist physicians with procedures, and educate patients on specimen collection.

You will handle clerical tasks, ensure a safe environment, manage patient flow, and assist with billing and charting. Prior MA certification with BLS is preferred; bilingual candidates are a plus; 40 hours/week, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Medical Assistant Certification Attestation issued by a governing body (AAMA/AMCA/AMT/NCCT/NHA).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain within three months.
• Two (2) years of Medical Assistant experience.

Responsibilities

• Controls and monitors patient flow to maximize provider and exam room efficiency.
• Prepares medical records for visits, confirming accuracy with patient identifiers.
• Performs vital signs and documents patient information, including pain level and medications.
• Assists and/or chaperones providers during exams and procedures as needed.
• Collects specimens and ensures supplies are ready for the provider to use.
• Performs Point of Care Testing (POC) such as urine dips, HCG, Strep A, glucose testing.
• Performs quality control checks on equipment.
• Assists with patient billing by ensuring correct CPT and diagnosis codes.
• Scans outside paperwork into the EMR and tracks referrals and prior authorizations.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Bilingual

Education

Medical Assistant Certification

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Hours

40 hours weekly, Monday-Friday. Flexibility of working throughout all open to close office hours as needed.

Location

Melrose Wakefield Practices, Float Pool

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on providing medical and clinical support services to patients. In addition, this role focuses performing the following duties: Prepares patient rooms, escorts patients to rooms, takes vitals and documents patient information; assists physicians with procedures and educates patients on specimen collection. Performs clerical or administrative duties in support of clinical operations. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. A senior level role requiring broad knowledge of operational procedures and tools obtained through extensive work experience and requiring vocational or technical education. Works under limited supervision for routine situations, problems typically are not routine and require analysis to understand, provides assistance and/or may lead and train entry level employees and may lead daily operation activities.

Job Overview

Under general supervision of licensed personnel, this position is responsible for continuous, efficient and smooth patient flow in the outpatient/ambulatory setting. The position is a patient liaison through both clinical and administrative responsibilities. Plays an important role in the revenue cycle process, clinical operations, and patient experience. Responds to hourly variations in patient volume, clinician and room availability to continually maximize efficient use of space and resources in the clinic; identifies and provides necessary clinical and administrative preparation pertaining to patient care according to protocols; assists with patient care as warranted and within their scope of practice. May administer immunizations per clinic needs.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2. Obtain Medical Assistant National Certification Attestation issued by a governing body (AAMA, AMCA, AMT, NCCT, or NHA).
• 3. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification OR Obtain within three (3) months.
• 4. Two (2) years of Medical Assistant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1. Three (3) years of Medical Assistant experience.
• 2. Bilingual.
• 3. Experience with electronic medical record systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

1. Controls and monitors patient flow to maximize efficient use of providers and exam rooms. Communicates delays to patients and providers. Responds to variations in patient volume, provider ability, and resources (e.g. early arrivals, no shows, providers who are absent, etc.) by making continual adjustments in room utilization and assignment.
2. Prepares medical record for patient visit, confirming accuracy with patient identifiers, entering chief complaint and social history. This may require interviewing the patient to obtain data.
3. Exercises a high degree of customer service in all interactions with patients, internal and external customers.
4. Provides a safe, comfortable, and clean environment for patients and families.
5. Escorts patient to exam room and prepares patient for provider visit. This may include pediatric, adult, or geriatric patients. Checks to ensure patient comfort, privacy, and safety.
6. Ensures patient and personal safety. Completes a fall risk assessment. May sit with a patient who needs monitoring.
7. Prepares exam room for each patient in accordance with needs of patient's visit.
8. Assists and/or chaperones providers/nursing with physical exams, treatments and procedures as necessary.
9. Performs and records vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, height and weight), records patient's stated level of pain, and reviews list of medications with patient.
10. Performs collection of specimens and/or ensures the necessary supplies and equipment are ready for the provider to use during the visit.
11. Performs Point of Care Testing (POC) as ordered including but not limited to Urine dips, HCG testing, Strep A, HGB A1C, and glucose testing.
12. Performs quality control checks on equipment.
13. Assists in arranging for diagnostic testing and surgical procedures under direction of the nurse or physician.
14. Assists with patient billing by ensuring CPT codes, diagnosis codes and all supplies and procedures are indicated on charting.
15. Ensures outside paperwork is scanned into patient's electronic medical record.
16. Processes and tracks referrals and prior authorizations as requested/ordered by provider. Notifies provider of patient requests for referrals and prescription renewals.
17. Sto