Medical Assistant

2 weeks ago

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States Lowell General Hospital Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Medical Assistant to join our team at Lowell General Hospital. As a Medical Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and supporting our healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Control and monitor patient flow to maximize efficient use of providers and exam rooms.
  • Prepare medical records for patient visits, confirming accuracy with patient identifiers and entering chief complaint and social history.
  • Exercise a high degree of customer service in all interactions with patients, internal and external customers.
  • Assist providers, patients, and patient families with admitting patients into the hospital, making out clothing lists, and facilitating smooth transitions to inpatient units.
  • Escort patients to exam rooms and prepare patients for provider visits, checking to ensure patient comfort, privacy, and safety.
  • Ensure patient and personal safety by determining fall risk and implementing appropriate measures.
  • Prepare exam rooms for each patient in accordance with needs of patient's visit.
  • Assist and/or chaperone providers/nursing with physical exams, treatments, and procedures as necessary.
  • Perform and record vital signs, review list of medications with patients, and collect specimens and/or ensure necessary supplies and equipment are ready for providers to use during visits.
  • Perform Point of Care Testing (POC) as ordered, including urine dips, HCG testing, Strep A, HGB A1C, and glucose testing.
  • May be required to perform phlebotomy.
  • Assist in arranging for diagnostic testing, surgery, and in-patient admissions under direction of the nurse or physician.
  • Assist with patient billing by ensuring CPT code, diagnosis code, and all supplies and procedures are indicated on charting.
  • Ensure outside paperwork is scanned into patient's electronic medical record, process and track referrals and prior authorizations as requested/ordered by providers, and notify providers of patient requests for referrals and prescription renewals.
  • Use proper techniques and procedures for hazardous waste disposal, universal precautions, and for body mechanics, maintaining clinic rooms according to infection control and cleaning policies.
  • Stock, maintain, and rotate supplies in clinic rooms daily according to clinic demands, monitoring expiration dates, and monitoring supply inventory for clinic and ordering supplies as needed.
  • Maintain equipment and participate in unit-specific quality improvement projects, such as hand washing audits, time-outs, refrigerator/medication logs, and daily/monthly code cart checks.
  • Provide administrative support, including coordinating interpreter services, answering telephone calls, taking accurate messages, forwarding messages, and faxing.
  • Act as a preceptor for training new hires and MA student externs, participating in peer education.
Requirements
  • Completed MA education from an accredited program or graduated within 36 months prior to the program becoming accredited.
  • Medical Assistant National Certification Attestation issued by a governing body (AAMA, AMT, NCCT, or NHA) that validates the medical assistant's knowledge to perform clinical and administrative health care duties.
  • Basic Life Support Certification.
Preferred Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Two (2) years of medical office experience.
  • Phlebotomy Certification.
  • Bi-Lingual.
  • Experience with electronic patient record systems.

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