Medical Assistant - Sign On Bonus

Medical Assistant Position

New England Cancer Specialists (NECS) is currently seeking full-time, 40-hour certified medical assistants for our Westbrook clinic. The certified medical assistant will give topline care to a wide variety of patients dealing with cancer and blood disorders. Duties include rooming patients, taking patient vitals, completing a review of symptoms forms, reviewing medications, assisting in the infusion center, and phlebotomy. The certified medical assistant will work within a team of professionals including a physician, APP, primary nurse navigator, and a patient care coordinator. NECS is a private medical practice composed of 18 oncologists and hematologists serving the region from five separate locations in Maine and New Hampshire. Our mission is to make life better for people with cancer and blood disorders. Kindness, compassion, and respect are part of everything that we do - from our phone operators to our physicians, every person on our team is important, and everyone makes a difference every day. We are proud to be the first Dana Farber affiliate practice in the country, striving to provide the highest quality care and unmatched, holistic support for every patient, every day.

Job duties :

• Responsible for the setup of examination rooms including preparing the room, ordering / stocking supplies, and maintaining cleanliness.
• Professionally greet and room patients for their appointment obtaining vital signs, including height, weight, BP, and pulse.
• Uses professional judgment in disclosing information obtained from clients and operates under HIPAA guidelines.
• Complete, record, and report abnormally high or low VS to the appropriate clinical provider for immediate intervention.
• Complete medication and allergy reconciliation documenting in EMR.
• Assist patient with and enter information into the EMR : ROS form, pain assessments, fatigue assessment, and depression screening.
• Complete lab and draw blood specimens when needed.
• May assist physicians and advanced practicing providers with examinations and procedures including bone marrow biopsy, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, paracentesis, and intrathecal (OMAYA) procedures.
• Independently performs EKGs as ordered by the provider.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, as well as safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• May perform administrative duties to include, but are not limited to, basic phone triage and scheduling appointments and procedures, scanning, faxing, filing, prior authorizations, PMP reporting, oral adherence calls, preparing, organizing, and requesting patient records for EMRs as needed.

Work week : Monday-Friday no late nights, weekends : participation in the weekend urgent care clinic in our Westbrook, ME location 4-5 times per year is required. Weekends are scheduled a year in advance for planning purposes. Travel : periodic travel to other NECS clinic sights may be needed for coverage purposes.

Required experience :