Medical Assistant (Per diem)(Womens Health)(BMC Brighton)

Medical Assistant (Per diem) Womens Health, BMC Brighton

Boston Medical Center (BMC) seeks a Medical Assistant to support the Womens Health clinic at the BMC Brighton location. The role focuses on both clinical and administrative duties to ensure efficient patient care flow.

Essential Responsibilities / Duties

• Collaborates with the licensed nurse / clinic manager, as a member of the interdisciplinary team throughout the shift to determine appropriate work assignment and priorities, and communicates status of delegated task completion and outcomes.
• Monitors patient flow including waiting room activity and communicates wait time updates to patients and nursing staff.
• Conducts pre?visit chart review and preparations for upcoming visits, including identification and documentation of patient care needs based on clinic guidelines and protocols.
• Enters orders for labs and tests for the upcoming visit per clinic guidelines.
• Greets patients in waiting room and escorts them to exam room.
• Uses recognized and accurate medical terminology and abbreviations for all documentation, avoiding the use of unapproved abbreviations per Hospital policy.
• Assists with intake process by checking two patient identifiers and accurately collecting / delivering vital signs, chief complaint, and medical / family / social history.
• Enters allergies and smoking status, documents current medications and prescriptions that need renewal, and obtains immunization records / history.
• Instructs patients on how to prepare for the provider and anticipates / sets up special equipment and supplies needed for the visit.
• Administers preventative / population health management screens and questionnaires (e.g., PHQ?2 and other behavioral health screens) and records in the medical record.
• Arranges refills information for provider approval and downloads glucometer and other device data for provider review.
• Alerts the provider when patient is ready and communicates abnormalities (e.g., elevated temperature) and updates patient pharmacy information.
• Collects, labels, sends, and may deliver specimens with appropriate laboratory slips or requisitions.
• Identifies emergency / crisis situations and initiates appropriate response actions within the scope of role, including immediate communication to the licensed nurse or physician.
• Under direction of the licensed nurse or designee maintains competence of tasks and performs tasks related to a variety of technical skills (e.g., cast / splint care, glucose finger stick, application of external monitors, routine EKGs, hearing tests, POCT).
• Provides basic skin care, waste prevention, and wound care inclusive of simple dressing changes and saline irrigations, arranging for a registered nurse to assess wounds.
• Assists licensed nurse / health team members with minor procedures limited to set?up and breakdown of simple sterile procedures (e.g., sterile biopsy, IUD insertion / removal, pelvic exam).
• Prints disposition forms and patient education materials and assists with staging selected prior authorization for medication or supplies under direction of nurse manager.
• Strictly adheres to isolation procedures and performs initial cleaning / decontamination of equipment / materials and instruments.
• Checks inventories, restocks, replaces, and assembles patient equipment and supplies.
• Utilizes the care teams population health management registry or other applicable database for preventative care outreach (e.g., review of patient data, reminding patients of test / screening needs).
• Prepares supply order forms and ensures the supplier is notified of broken or non?functional supplies or equipment.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects patient privacy in all endeavors.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Advanced Clinical Activities

Clerical Support

General Duties

Advanced Administrative Duties

Work Rules, Standards, and Competency Compliance

Education and Job Requirements

Experience

Knowledge and Skills

Equal Opportunity Employer

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employment and Affidavit of Hiring Authority (EOE / AA) employer. We provide accommodations and a nondiscriminatory hiring process for : Sex, color, religious affiliation or belief, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, veteran status, and other protected categories.

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