Medical Assistant HCA

Medical Assistant – HCA

Location:

Boston, MA – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Employment:
Full-time, 40 hours/week, Day shift, Category:
Nursing Support, FLSA:
Non-Exempt

Job Description:

Supports smooth and efficient practice operations, and contributes to BIDMC’s promise of providing extraordinary care. Communicates with patients, other employees and the public courteously, both by phone and in person. Performs medical assisting duties including vital signs, height and weight, EKGs, phlebotomy, routine procedures; ensures patient care areas are clean, organized, and ready; escorts patients to ancillary services; performs point‑of‑care testing and specimen collection;

monitors equipment and supplies; reviews medication lists; queues prescription renewals; documents tasks in the electronic medical record; prepares schedules and charts; facilitates patient flow and screens telephone calls.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs medical assisting duties including vital signs, height and weight, EKGs, phlebotomy, and assist during routine procedures.
• Ensures patient care areas are clean, organized, stocked, and ready for patient use, escorts patients to ancillary service areas.
• Performs appropriate point‑of‑care testing and specimen collection, implements quality control standards.
• Monitors, orders, and maintains medical equipment and supplies; ensures they are clean, sterilized, stocked, and within expiration dates.
• Initial review of medication lists in the electronic medical record for final review by licensed practitioners; retrieves schedule VI and OTC medications only under supervision.
• Uses the electronic medical record system (OMR) to queue prescription renewals; enters/scribes orders; documents tasks for billing.
• Prepares schedules, patient charts, and other documents as needed for clinical activities and procures correspondence as directed.
• Monitors patients and visitors, facilitates timely flow, informs patients and providers of delays, acts as liaison between patient and staff, may answer and screen telephone calls.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Basic familiarity with computers; ability to navigate web‑based applications.
• At least 5 months of direct patient care experience in a clinical or research setting (MA, PCT, CNA, nursing or medical student with one clinical rotation).

Preferred Qualifications:

• MA, EMT, CNA or LNA certificate, or Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting.
• Phlebotomy certificate.

Pay Range: $21.00 – $28.26 per hour (base hourly wage). Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other applicable factors.

All staff must be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

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If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an email to kerith.dickinson
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Senior Level: Entry level

Employment Type:

Full‑time
Job Function:
Health Care Provider
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care