Job Title: Medical Assistant

Location: Cambridge, MA 02138

Duration: 3 Months Contract with (Possible extension)

Shift: Day Shift

Job Description:

• This is a high procedural area and looking for MA with procedural experience.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Clinical Considerations and Decision Making: Ways in which the MA comes to understand the problems, issues or concerns of patients/families, to attend to relevant/critical information and to respond in concerned and involved ways.
• Accountable for providing safe patient care by demonstrating organizational skills that maintain and coordinate safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients/families.
• Participates in a culturally competent plan of care that identifies patient problems, expected outcomes, and addresses preventative measures.
• Delivers care that is specific to the age of the patient.
• Evaluates outcomes of interventions within their scope and follows directions on a modified plan of care
• Collaborative Relationship: Collaborates, cooperates, and communicates with other health care personnel to ensure quality and continuity of care.
• Establishes collaborative relationships with nurses, physicians, other colleagues, patients and families.
• Participates in and supports the educational plan for patient and family.
• Clinical Guidance: The MA, within the scope of his/her practice and department specific skills, is responsible for the nature and quality of care they provide for patients.
• Demonstrates appropriate behavior by adhering to unit policies and procedures and practice guidelines specific to the setting.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide and maintain patient safety in the environment of care.
• Demonstrates skills as a responsive and supportive team member.
• Demonstrates ability to fulfill role in regulatory compliance and readiness.
• Clinical/Direct patient care (The procedures performed may vary from practice to practice based on specialties, department's staffing model and/or patient population.)
• Greets, identifies, transports and/or escorts patients to exam room.
• Accurately obtains all elements of the MA rooming standards. Documents data in Electronic Health Record (EHR.)
• Reports findings as needed to provider. Using the Pended Order workflow, pends orders as needed for provider signature.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required, and:
• Graduate of an Accredited Medical Assistant program or has obtained a Medical Assistant Certification (AAMA, CCMA, RMA, NCMA)

Job Type: Contract

Pay: Up to $27.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• medical assistant: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

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

Ability to Relocate:

• Cambridge, MA 02138: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person