Medical Assistant - Dept of Surgery - Somerville

Requisition Number: 10038

Location: CHA Somerville Campus

Work Days: 8 hours. no holidays, no weekends

Category: Medical Assistant

Department: Dept of Surgery Somerville

Job Type: Per Diem On Call

Work Shift: Day

Hours/Week: 0.00

Union Name: SH Laborers 381

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 include: 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

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