Medical Assistant - Waltham, United States - Discover Health

Description

Who We Are
Discover Health Waltham is the leading concierge primary care practice in the area. Our mission is to provide world-class healthcare that is accessible, personalized and relationship driven.

As a concierge practice, our doctors have smaller patient panels, ensuring members can get same day appointments that are never rushed.

Our core values are work ethic, generosity, kindness and communication.


What You'll Do
Assist physician and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records.

Clinical duties may include preparing treatment room for patient exams, recording patient medical history, and cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment.

General Accountabilities

• Escort patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient's chart
• Ensure all related reports, labs and information is filled out and available in patients' medical records prior to their appointment
• Secure patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; keep patient information confidential
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations
• Disinfect, clean treatment rooms following patient examinations; Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
• Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required
• Keep supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt
• Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, expired medications, etc.)
• Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations
• Interview patients to obtain their medical history
• Record patient medical history, vital statistics, and test results in patient medical files

The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

What You'll Need

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent substitute

Minimum Experience: 2 years

• Minimum Certifications / Licenses: Certified medical assistant, CPR and first aid certification (phlebotomy experience is a plus)
• Exceptional customer service
• Team player

Pay:
$ $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36.5 per week


Benefits:

• Free parking

Medical specialties:

• Primary Care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work setting:

• Inperson
• Medical office
• Outpatient

Experience:

• Vital signs: 2 years (preferred)
• Epic

EMR:
1 year (required)


License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (preferred)
• Certified Medical Assistant (preferred)

Work Location:
In person