Overview
Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital
Category: Medical Assistant
Department: Dept of Surgery Cambridge
Job Type: Full time
Union Name: CH Laborers 380
Shift Details
Length Of Shift(s) In Hours: 8 hour shifts
Shift Start + End Times: days
Hours/Week: 40.00
Weekend Requirements: no
Holiday Requirements: no
On Call Requirements: no
About the Team
The CHA surgery team has highly skilled providers who help thousands of patients each year. We offer a wide range of surgical subspecialties, treating patients with many different needs – from foot care to eye surgery and nearly everything in between. Led by a team of fellowship-trained physicians, the surgery team sees patients at all three CHA Hospitals, with surgeries performed at either Cambridge or Everett Hospital. We work closely with the BIDMC Department of surgery
Responsibilities
* Actively and efficiently managing the flow of patients through the clinic
* Rooming patients
* Assisting providers with medical histories
* Documenting in the electronic health record
* Checking routine vital signs and point of care testing
* Assisting providers with clinical procedures
* Booking screening tests as part of the outreach process and booking follow up appointments (e.g., well child visits, vaccine booster visits)
* Participating in proactive population management of chronic diseases by generating MyCHArt messages, sending templated letters, and calling patients by telephone
* Other duties as required
Qualifications/Requirements
* Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Graduation from an accredited medical assistant program, completion of an approved certified nursing assistant training program or one year of previous experience as a medical assistant in lieu of program completion required.
* Certifications: Maintains current American Heart Association or Red Cross Basic Life Support Certification
* Linguistic Capabilities: Ability to write and verbally communicate in English. Fluency in a second language is preferred.
* Work Experience: Current experience as a Medical Assistant preferred. Experience with administrative duties in a clinical setting preferred
Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.
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