MG Medical Assistant Intern

BHMG Lifespan Physician Group, Inc., d/b/a Brown Health Medical Group; Faunce Corner (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health seeks a Medical Assistant Intern to join the clinical team and support daily operations in the physician practice. You will communicate professionally with patients, enter data into EMR, and assist with exams, tests, and procedures under supervision.

The role requires high school senior status in a medical assisting program and current BLS certification. 1–4 days per week schedule is possible with day shifts.

Qualifications

• High School Senior in an accredited medical assistant vocational program; able to read, write and speak English.
• Maintain current AHA BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist providers and deliver high-quality patient care in a physician practice.
• Room patients, take vital signs, and document history in EMR.
• Obtain consents and complete forms for visits.
• Assist with in-office tests, EKGs, and specimen handling.
• Maintain supplies, monitor refrigerator temperatures, and support scheduling.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma

AHA BLS certification

Tools

EMR software

Job description

SUMMARY: This position is to function as a member of the clinical team and completes assigned daily clinical operations to ensure smooth day to day operations in the physician practice. The Medical Assistant Intern must maintain a professional, positive manner when talking with patients (and all customers) in-person, over the phone or via email. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works closely with providers to assist in delivering world class care to patients.
• Provides a high level of customer service to all new and existing patients of the practice.
• Rooms patient and prepares the patient for the provider visit.
• Takes vital signs as necessary.
• Responsible for accurate blood pressure, temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, weight, height, respiratory rate and entering accurately into EMR.
• Records patient history, chief complaint, pharmacy information, prescription list, etc. into EMR for patient visit.
• Obtains required consents, completes required forms as needed for specific visit types.
• Performs in office testing and EKGs as needed.
• Required to perform controls on certain in-office tests.
• Assists provider with in-office medical procedures.
• Properly labels all specimens, adhering to BUH policy.
• Chaperones Providers as required.
• Stocks rooms and monitors expiration dates of exam room supplies.
• Monitors and logs medication/vaccine refrigerator temperatures.
• Assists with incoming calls as needed by answering, triaging, and routing telephone calls appropriately as needed.
• Follows scheduling rules and direct schedules patient visits in other BUH practices.
• Reviews schedules (clinical pre-visit review) to ensure the provider has what the patient visit is for. Example: results, consultation notes, hospital notes etc. If not available, contacts facility or other practice to obtain them.
• Schedules patient appointments and appropriate testing as ordered by provider upon check out from appointments or any other time as requested.
• Performs outreach to select patient groups as directed for patient care and quality and then schedules specialty appointments and testing as required.
• Responsible to inform manager of clinical supply needs or assisting with ordering.
• Responsible to obtain prior authorizations and/or insurance referrals as per practice need.
• Works assigned baskets and queues timely.
• Must be able to work independently with little supervision.
• Always use discretion to ensure patient confidentiality.
• Complete competencies and training requirements.
• Performs other duties as requested.

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

High School Senior in an accredited medical assistant vocational school - able to read, write and speak English. Maintain current AHA BLS certification.

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to walk; stand; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. May be exposed to various patient conditions including infectious diseases, blood, and bodily fluids. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay Range: $18.00-$27.13

EEO Statement: Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location: 531 Faunce Corner Road - 531 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747

Work Type: Monday through Thursday 745AM to 5PM and Friday 8am to 4PM

Work Shift: Day

Daily Hours: 8 hours

Driving Required: No

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation's first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state's largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families. Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.

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