OBGYN Medical Assistant

Job Summary

Assist physicians in providing high-quality patient care while exhibiting strong customer service skills. Brown University Health employees are expected to role‑model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and to demonstrate the core Success Factors:
Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaboration.

• Assist with direct patient care procedures and related tasks such as lab tracking and data entry, document management, obtaining patient histories and vital signs, verifying medication lists, preparing charts, and pre‑visit planning.
• Perform routine specialized procedures, e.g., EKGs, rapid strep, urine dips, spirometry, nebulizer treatments.
• Administer injections including vaccines and medications.
• Educate and advise patients on specified medical issues within established parameters.
• Schedule, coordinate, and track STAT patient referrals and pre‑authorizations.
• Work quality reports to ensure gaps of care are closed and maintain consistent quality scores.
• Maintain stock levels for medicines and supplies as needed.
• Monitor and audit vaccine refrigeration temperature in line with Department of Health regulations.
• Practice safety, environmental, and infection control methods.
• Comply with OSHA, DOH standards, and federal/local confidentiality laws (HIPAA) ensuring patient privacy.
• Adhere to Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care guidelines for protecting patient data.
• Provide superior customer service and outstanding patient care.
• Attend meetings/workshops related to current position and office workflows.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• High School graduate or equivalency; ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Graduate of formal Medical Assistant training program (≥9 months) or minimum of 3 years Medical Assistant experience in a comparable ambulatory setting within last 5 years.
• Basic Life Support Certification.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and procedures.
• Ability to use personal computer and scanner.
• Ability to use EMR and other software applications.
• Professional interaction skills with patients, providers, supervisors, and peers.
• Ability to remain calm and effective in emergency situations.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill to provide care to patients across lifespan, including aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns.

• Three years of medical assistant experience within last 5 years, or recent graduate of formal Medical Assistant training program (≤3 years).
• Prefer experience with electronic medical record and appointment scheduling software.

• Healthcare environment such as acute care hospitals, physicians’ offices, and ancillary healthcare enterprises.
• Works with medical equipment and has direct patient contact.
• Adheres to safety procedures and precautions, including use of safety equipment and protective clothing.
• Walks and stands intermittently; may lift/position patients and lift supplies up to 50 lb.

$17.77–$29.31 per hour.

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

LPG‑Newport, 20 Powel Ave, Newport, Rhode Island 02840.

Full‑time; 8 am–5 pm;
Day shift;
Daily hours 8.

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