Medical Assistant Team Leader

Lawrence Partnership; Lawrence (MA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive benefits

Growth opportunities

Great working environment

Job summary

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) is seeking a bilingual Medical Assistant Lead (English/Spanish) to supervise the MA team across the Merrimack Valley. Responsibilities include interviewing patients, recording medical history, and preparing them for clinician visits with careful charting.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of MA experience, graduates from an MA program, and CPR certification. This nonprofit offers a competitive pay range and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish required.
• CPR certification required.
• At least 3 years of experience as a Medical Assistant.
• Graduate of a medical assistant program.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients and record medical history.
• Confirm visit purpose and assist the clinician.
• Prepare patients for visit: vitals, PPE, and room setup.
• Lead day-to-day MA team tasks and onboarding.
• Perform ear irrigations and throat cultures.
• Conduct INR testing and ensure results are in records.
• Translate for clinicians as needed.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

CPR Certified

3+ years MA experience

Education

Medical Assistant program graduate

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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