Medical Assistant, Vascular Surgery

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Wentworth-Douglass Physician Corporation

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system‑led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community‑based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.

Wentworth Health Partners Center for Vascular Surgery offers fellowship‑trained, board‑certified, experienced vascular specialists with a reputation for top‑quality treatments and outcomes. These surgeons work with a team of dedicated and qualified physicians, technologists, nurses and clinicians at Wentworth‑Douglas Hospital to offer comprehensive care in an accessible, flexible and responsive manner. They are trained in leading edge strategies to manage all aspects of vascular health.

Each vascular surgeon is skilled in both innovative minimally invasive and open surgical techniques. Combining the latest in endovascular technology and surgery with state‑of‑the‑art high quality imaging resources, we optimize your treatment and surgical outcomes for an array of vascular disorders.

We are seeking a full‑time, 40‑hour Medical Assistant to support the practice onsite Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm. The practice operates with a single Medical Assistant and fosters a highly collaborative, supportive environment. There is active physician recruitment underway to support continued growth and expanded access to care. Currently, providers in this practice include locum physicians who split their time between the hospital and outpatient setting.

The clinic is currently seeing patients 2-3 days per week, with plans to expand to a full 5‑day schedule in the future. On non‑clinic days, the MA dedicates time to administrative duties. On clinic days, the provider will see an average of 15 patients, primarily caring for individuals with wounds and post‑operative amputations. Responsibilities in this role include dressing changes, wound care management, and close collaboration with surgeons to support patient recovery and continuity of care.

The role supports healthcare teams by assisting with both clinical and non‑clinical patient services under the direction of healthcare providers. Key responsibilities include taking vital signs, documenting patient information, scheduling appointments, and managing patient flow. This role involves direct interaction with patients to ensure their comfort and address concerns, as well as collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff to facilitate efficient care.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

• Assists junior Medical Assistants with day‑to‑day questions and responsibilities and helps facilitate their learning by participating in onboarding training.
• Show patients to examination rooms, prepare necessary equipment for healthcare providers, and interview patients to obtain medical information, measure their vital signs, weight, and height, and record information in the patient’s medical record.
• Explain treatment…