Medical Assistant- 40hrs/wk days - Steward Health Care

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.

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Medical Assistant –St. Margarets Clinic- full-time 40hrs/wk, day shift 9a-5:30p

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)
• Award-winning bariatric surgery program
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
• State-of-the-art 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 work-life 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 –

The Medical Assistant is a member of the health care team who assists the professional care givers in providing quality care to patients in Ambulatory Services.

Qualifications

Minimum Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• College degree preferred.
• Successful completion/graduate 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:

• 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.
• MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint).
• Practice Management system, e.g. Athena.

Certification/Licensure:

• Graduate of medical assistant program preferred.

Job Responsibilities

• Functions in the role of a medical assistant on the health care team as assigned by the Registered Nurse/NP/PA/Midwife/MD designee taking vital signs, EKG’s chief complaints.
• Performs work to meet schedules and to facilitate quality team health care to patients.
• Reports significant observations and patient problems through proper channels.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe patient environment.
• Attends in-service programs appropriate to the clinical areas.
• Performs non-nursing functions which impact and contribute to the quality of patient care as directed by the MD/NP/PA/Midwife/MD designee.
• Cross-train with front desk staff.
• Terminal cleaning/infection control.
• Documents vital signs, height, weight, BP, and BMI on progress note.
• Assists with procedures.
• Prepares the patient and equipment as needed. Provides and maintains supplies, equipment as needed.
• Provides and maintains supplies, equipment, and linen for the assigned clinical areas.
• Practices and adheres to Universal Precautions.
• Manages patient flow.

Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.