Medical Assistant- (Part time 16 hours per week)

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc.; Lawrence (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc. is seeking a bilingual Medical Assistant in Lawrence, MA. Responsibilities include interviewing patients, recording medical history, and assisting clinicians with patient care.

The role requires taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature, and preparing patients for visits. Responsibilities also include performing EKGs, ear irrigations, throat cultures, urinalysis, flu and glucose tests, INR testing, and ensuring documentation in medical records.

Qualifications

• Bilingual requirement in English and Spanish; fluency in speaking and writing English required.
• CPR certification.
• Graduate of a medical assistant program.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients and record medical history.
• Take vitals (blood pressure, weight, temperature) and prepare patients for clinician assessment.
• Assist clinicians with patient care and treatments; set up exam rooms and ensure PPE is worn as required.
• Perform EKGs, ear irrigations, throat cultures, and sample collection (urinalysis).
• Conduct flu tests, glucose testing, and INR testing; report results to medical records.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Medical assistant program

Job 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.

stating at $20.59+ hourly, and premiums paid for night and weekend shifts!

GLFHC is currently seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish) Medical Assistant. Medical Assistants are responsible for interviewing patients, recordingmedicalhistory, 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).
• Performs electrocardiography (EKG)
• Performs ear irrigations
• Performs throat cultures
• Collects urinalysis
• Conducts flu testing
• Conducts glucose testing
• 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.
• If certified, translates for the providers as needed

Qualifications:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required. Must be fluent in both spoken and written English. Completion of medical interpreter course strongly recommended
• Certified in CPR
• Graduate of a medical assistant program

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