Per Diem MA/PSS

Boston Medical Center; Brockton (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts seeks a Per Diem MA/PSS to join the clinical and administrative team. You will assist providers in ambulatory visits, prep patients, and support both medical and patient service tasks in a busy practice.

The role involves rooming patients, taking vital signs, documenting history in EMR, performing EKGs, vaccines, and assisting with scheduling and referrals as needed. This position is part-time and on-site.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; no prior experience required.
• Education from approved medical assistant program preferred.
• One to three years of medical assistant experience.

Responsibilities

• Rooms patients and prepares the patient for the provider visit.
• Takes vital signs and records them in EMR with accuracy.
• Records patient history and pharmacy information into EMR.
• Obtains consents and completes required forms for visits.
• Performs office testing and in-office controls as needed.
• Performs EKGs as ordered and chaperones providers.
• Administers vaccines and medications per provider orders.
• Stocks rooms and monitors supply expiration.
• Handles incoming calls, triages, and routes calls as needed.
• Registers patients in EMR and verifies demographics and insurance.
• Schedules appointments and tests; follows scheduling rules.
• Conducts pre-visit planning and outreach as directed.
• Alerts manager to supply needs and assists with ordering.
• Obtains prior authorizations and insurance referrals as needed.

Skills

Vital signs

EMR data entry

EKG administration

Vaccinations

Patient registration

Appointment scheduling

Pre-visit planning

Insurance eligibility verification

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Medical assistant program preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Practice Manager, the Medical Assistant/ Patient Service Specialist will function as a member of the clinical and administrative team and complete assigned daily clinical and administrative operations to ensure smooth day-to-day operations in the physician practice. This includes medical/nursing support to provider staff in the ambulatory setting, prepping the patient and seeing them through the entirety of their visit; as well as some responsibilities of the Patient Service Specialist role.

Position: Per Diem MA/PSS

Department: BMC Health - Multispecialty Methuen

Schedule: Part Time

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

• Rooms patients and prepares the patient for the provider visit.

• Takes vital signs as necessary. Responsible for accurate blood pressures, temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, weight, height, respiratory rates and entering accurately into EMR.

• Record patient history, chief complaint, pharmacy information, prescription list, etc. into EMR for physical.

• Obtains required consents, completes required forms as needed for specific visit types.

• Performs office testing as needed. Required to perform controls on certain in-office tests.

• Performs EKGs as ordered.

• Chaperones Providers as required.

• Administers vaccines and medications as ordered by provider following BMC policies.

• Stocks rooms and monitors expiration of supplies in exam rooms.

• Assists with incoming calls as needed by answering, triaging, and routing telephone calls appropriately as needed.

• Registers patients in EMR and verifies information including demographics and obtains accurate health insurance information. Conduct eligibility checks to ensure insurance is reflected accurately.

• Schedules patients' appointments and appropriate testing for patients as directed.

• Follows scheduling rules and direct schedules patient visits in other practices.

• Performs pre-visit planning daily for all upcoming scheduled appointments.

• Performs outreach to select patient groups as directed for patient care and quality and schedules specialty appointments and testing as required.

• Responsible for informing manager of all clinical or administrative supply needs or assisting with ordering.

• Responsible for obtaining prior authorizations and/or insurance referrals as per practice need.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma or equivalent. No prior experience required.

• Education from approved medical assistant program is preferred.

EXPERIENCE

• One to three years of medical assistant experience

Compensation Range

$17.79- $25.00

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.

NOTE

This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans