bmc
Medical Assistant
Boston · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
Customer SupportPatient CareCommunication
About the role
- In the clinical area the practice assistant, under the direction and supervision of a licensed Nurse or Provider, and in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, protocols, and standards of practice participates in the delivery of patient care.
- In the administrative area the practice assistant gathers patient information for registration, schedules appointments, verifies demographic and financial information and assists in the facilitation of patient flow throughout the ambulatory setting.
- Monitors patient flow including waiting room activity and communicating wait time updates to patients.
Responsibilities
- Cleaning and audit Inventory and inspection of special equipment and instruments Stocking and ordering of special items Maintain vendor logs/relationship and informs nurse manager or designee of equipment needing service Other duties as assigned
- Performs clinic support in both the clinical and administrative areas:
- Clinical Support: Under the direction of the licensed Nurse or Provider, performs a variety of appropriately delegated patient care interventions for patients and their families.
- Collaborates with the licensed Nurse/clinic manager, as a member of the interdisciplinary team throughout the
- Maintains timely ongoing verbal communication.
- Redundant to Q above Uses Universal precautions, performs wound care inclusive of simple dressing changes and saline irrigations.
Requirements
- screen patient's chart prior to appointment, checks for lab work, x-ray, and other pertinent results, and verifies information as required.
- Stamps and dates charts as required
- prepare files and other clinic specific forms Mails out clinic specific notices and letters as required.
Skills
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the groups of patients regularly served.
Benefits
- Greets patient in waiting room and escorts to exam room Uses recognized and accurate medical terminology and abbreviations for all documentation, avoiding the use of unapproved abbreviations, per Hospital policy.
- Assists licensed nurse/health team members with various minor procedures limited to set up and breakdown of simple sterile procedure (e.g. sterile biopsy).
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