Medical Assistant

Harbor Health is always seeking Medical Assistants to join our per diem pools to cover open shifts at our community health center locations including Dorchester, Plymouth and Hyannis! 

Our Health Center locations include: 

• Daniel Driscoll Neponset Health Center, 398 Neponset Ave. Dorchester, MA
• Geiger Gibson Community Health Center, 250 Mt. Vernon St, Dorchester, MA 
• Harbor Community Health Center-Plymouth, 10 Cordage Park Circle, Plymouth, MA
• Harbor Community Health Center-Hyannis, 735 Attucks Lane Hyannis, MA 

We have day (8:00 AM -5:00 PM), some evenings until 8:00 PM and Saturday, 8:00 AM to Noon shifts available!   

Role: 

The Medical Assistant assists the providers by preparing patients to be seen by collecting and recording necessary data for health, weight, medication and allergies, performs simple lab tests such as urine dipstick, takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure, performs vision testing, assists providers with simple procedures and other related duties.

Responsibilities: 

• Prepares patients for Provider visit/examinations by obtaining and documenting patient’s vital signs which include: Height, weight, Blood Pressure, Pulse, Temperature, Respirations, Oxygen Saturation, Pain assessment, Vision screening when required by provider.
• Obtains a medical history by asking patients questions about their new/changes to medical conditions, medication review, allergy review and documents appropriately in EMR. 
• Performs and documents screening assessments in EMR such as Tobacco screening, HSQ (Depression Screening), Domestic Violence Screening
• Performs and documents all Point of Care CLIA Waived Lab Testing in lab area. Tests included Glycohemoglobin A1C, Fingerstick Glucose, Urine Dipstick, Rapid Strep, Rapid Flu, Urine Drug Screen
• Performs necessary daily Quality Control Testing on designated Point of Care tests. 
• Assists patient with Portal Enrollment and answers patient portal messages as needed
• Obtains Pre-Visit Daily report and reviews with provider
• Reviews and updates patient Care Guidelines 
• Under the direction of a provider, assists with routine patient nursing and non-nursing follow-up
• Assists in the orientation, evaluation and training of new staff to the department 
• Stocks exam rooms as needed using processes of central supply inventory and transfers to appropriate exam room, disinfects patient touching equipment after every patient use and cleans and disinfects each exam room thoroughly after each clinic and documents completion on Work Surface Decontamination Log.
• Replaces Sharps Containers in each exam room when ¾ full with a new sharps container. Transports full sharps container to designated Bio-Hazard area. 
• Routinely stocks and cleans rooms, orders necessary supplies as needed and in coordination with nursing leadership 
• Assures continuity of patient care by tracking and obtaining outstanding lab and test results for all patient visits.
• Performs EKG’s as ordered by providers.
• Performs additional tasks such as Telederm and RetinaVue processes as ordered by providers.
• Assists providers during sessions by copying and faxing patient care documents as assigned by provider or nurse, answers department telephone line and task box, if appropriate. 
• Assists quality improvement efforts within the department as assigned.
• Collaborates with other department staff to ensure patient access and continuity of care.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma and/or GED
• Medical Assistant Certification from an accredited program preferred or acceptable substitution
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers) Certification  
• Bilingual; English/Spanish, English/Vietnamese, English/Portuguese preferred based on health center need
• Basic computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 including Word, Excel Outlook an Teams
• Experience using EMR (EPIC) highly desired.

The following can be substituted for Medical Assistant Certification: 

• Successful completion of 1 year of an accredited Nursing Degree Program (must present official transcript.)
• 2 years of college level health care related science courses with healthcare experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred (must provide certification or diploma/transcript).
• Current CNA Certification (state registration) or Adult Education Medical Assisting Certificate Program with healthcare experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred (must provide certification.) 
• Completion of Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide training program with healthcare experience in a hospital or other healthcare setting preferred (must provide proof of training).
• Current National Medical Assistant Certification with 2-3 years of experience as an MA, CNA or in direct patient care, with experience within the last ten years. 
• Current EMT Certification.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement. 

When determining actual base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, years of relevant experience, education, training, and other factors as permissible by law). As such, most offers will not be at the top of the salary range.