Medical Asst Specialty Srvc
Location: Boston Massachusetts
Description: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is currently seeking to employ Medical Asst Specialty Srvc right now, this vacancy will be placed in Massachusetts. Further informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. Department: Surgical Specialties
Employment Status: Full Time
Shift: Day
Department Description:
Beth Israel Deaconess, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, is a fully integrated medical center providing adult services from cardiology to obstetrics, gastrointestinal disorders to cancer care. Each year U.S. News & World Report ranks BIDMC as a “Best Hospital†in multiple specialties. As national leaders in patient care quality, safety and transparency, we are setting standards in the way health data can be used to improve care and services. We were the first hospital in the country to achieve meaningful use of electronic medical records, meeting a key set of new federal government standards.
BIDMC attracts leading clinicians in all medical fields. Our experts not only provide gold standard treatments to help a patient get better, they also help educate the public on disease prevention. BIDMC clinicians feel a responsibility to do more than make patients better when they are sickâ€"they want to help the community stay healthy.
! Ambulatory Outpatient practice is comprised of hospital based ! and HMFP clinics. Visits consist of office visits, consults, Post Ops, & procedures.
Job Summary: Performs a wide variety of medical assisting activities and assists providers with special procedures during patient visits in an office-based clinical setting. At BIDMC, a Medical Assistant in a hospital-based practice is not authorized to perform duties that can be performed only by licensed personnel, which includes but is not limited to, drawing up medications and/or medication administration or flushing an IV.
Essential Responsibilities:
Performs a wide variety of activities during patient visits and special procedures. Sets up and assists providers and monitors patients during and following the procedures. Performs phlebotomy, vital signs, height and weight , suture removal and dressing changes as needed.
Cleans, disinfects and inspects medical equipment and instruments used for patient care between each patient use according to gui! delines required by the unit. Prepares equipment to be sent out of unit for sterilization. Inspects equipment on a routine basis for damage or repairs.
Performs appropriate departmental screening, lab tests and specimen collection. Implements quality control standards as required. Provide patients with relevant instructions for specific tests and procedures.
Schedules follow-up tests and appointments using hospital systems. May contact patients with reminder appointments.
Tracks, orders and maintains supplies and equipment. Monitors code cart supplies to ensure that supplies are within expiration dates.
Required Qualifications:
Vocational or Technical training required in Medical Assistant Training.
Certificate 1 required: Medical Assistant Certificate
1-3 years related work experience required.
Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
Competencies:
Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and! effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Age based Competencies:
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient car! e to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
Physical Nature of the Job:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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This vacancy starts available on: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:10:00 GMT