Medical Assistant, Orthopedics

## Medical Assistant, Orthopedics Apply remote type:
Onsite locations:
Brighton-MAtime type:
Full time posted on:
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RQ4064077

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Newton-Wellesley Hospital 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.
** Job Summary
** 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 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.
We are seeking a full-time Medical Assistant to join our Orthopedic Sports Medicine team located at 77 Guest Street in Brighton, MA (Boston Landing). This will be a 40-hour position on-site Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine at Boston Landing, led by world-class specialists, offers comprehensive care for sports-related injuries and orthopedic conditions, based on innovative research and utilizing cutting-edge technology. Services include same-day care at the Orthopedics Walk-in, a Sports Medicine medical clinic, sports physical therapy, sports concussion care, sports nutrition counseling, sports cardiology, and the National Running Center for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of running injuries.
We are proud to partner with New Balance to bring a comprehensive, patient-centered care approach to this thriving location—meeting patients where it’s most convenient for them to receive high-quality 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    Essential Functions  
-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 procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients, ordering and organizing educational materials to reinforce patient education.
-Perform general office duties, such as answering phones, taking dictation, and completing insurance forms, while acting as a liaison with other departments and advocating for patients with a positive customer service approach.
-Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log them, and prepare them for testing; perform phlebotomy if competence is demonstrated.
-Maintains inventory of immunizations and check expiration dates.
-Provides immunizations (as applicable) which requires certification or 3 years of experience…