Medical Assistant - Brighton, United States - St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
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Brighton, United States

3 weeks ago

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Medical Assistant-Pain Management
**Medical Assistant - Pain Management
- full-time 40hrs/wk, day shift, Mon-Fri 7:00a - 3:30p, weekends and holidays are not required**
About Steward Health Care


Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness.

One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.


As the country's largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients.

Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.


Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates more than 30 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

For more information, visit

St.

Elizabeth's Medical Center, a Boston University Teaching Hospital, provides patients and families access to some of Boston's most respected physicians and advanced treatments offering specialized care, including:


  • Advanced Center for Cardiac Surgery
- da Vinci Robotic surgery program; Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery

  • Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Awardwinning bariatric surgery program
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
  • Stateoftheart emergency care with short wait times


Our medical staff, made up of some of the highest rated physicians in Boston, treats patients in our community practices in neighborhoods, including Allston, Boston, Brighton, Brookline, Newton, Watertown and Weston.


Benefits:


  • Grow with a health system that supports career advancement
  • Competitive Pay & Salary Increases
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Locations close to home, that support worklife balance
  • Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • 401k via Fidelity, for eligible employees, with company match
  • Tuition Assistance / Reimbursement
  • Family atmosphere and team approach that provides flexibility
  • Opportunities to grow your career, and not change your employer
  • And much more

Job Summary

  • Under the direction of the Clinical Practice Manager, this position is responsible for responding to telephone inquiries; providing quality patient care; working with the electronic health record ( EHR) and ensuring the referral process is implemented and followed as appropriate.

Qualifications

Minimum Education/Experience:


  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • 1 year experience preferred in Primary Care.
  • College degree preferred.
  • Successful completion of medical/nursing assistant program or comparable work experience
  • Previous experience in a health care setting as a medical assistant or a comparable position is preferred.

Minimum skills/abilities:


  • Bilingual preferred: Russian / Spanish/Portuguese.
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and oral communication skills.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail, legible handwriting, telephone and typing and computer skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced and demanding environment.
  • Able to remain calm in stressful situations, set priorities, achieve deadlines, and work effectively with patients/members.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology also preferred.
  • Ability to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
  • Ability to complete mathematical computations required to perform tasks.
  • Ability to lift, transfer, and move patients.
  • Experience with electronic medical records, e.g. eCW.
  • Practice Management system, e.g. Athena.

Certification/Licensure:


  • Graduate of medical assistant program preferred.

Responsibilities:


  • Responsible for scheduling and recording appointments, and maintaining appropriate files.
  • Answers telephones, routes calls, takes messages, and provides information to callers in a polite and professional manner, following the SEMC Service Excellence Standards per established RN and ACC telephone trees.
  • For walkins, creates appointment, prepares EHR and checks patients in per SEHC protocol.
  • For Pre-

Registered Patients:
Explains and distributes HIPAA information, Health Care Proxies (Advanced Directives), and patient rights to patients, as appropriate.

  • Runs noshow/past pending report at endofday. Creates and sends noshow/cancellation letters, as appropriate.
  • Requests paper charts from other locations if necessary.
  • Welcomes all new patients and distributes the SEHC Adult Medicine General Information sheet/brochure and Adult Medicine telephone directory.
  • Promotes healthy lifestyles and preventive screenings by handling out pamphlets as directed by Clinical Practice Coordinator.
  • Arrives at the Health Center on time and appropriately dresses for work every day.
  • Informs Clinical Practice Mana
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