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At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission—from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, to dedicated researchers and systems analysts. As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community.  We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve.

At Mass General Brigham, we believe a diverse set of backgrounds and lived experiences makes us stronger by challenging our assumptions with new perspectives that can drive revolutionary discoveries in medical innovations in research and patient care. Therefore, we invite and welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups in healthcare — people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ community, and/or gender expansive, first and second-generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds – to apply.

 

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 healthcare closer to patients while lowering total healthcare 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.

Urgent care, sometimes known as walk-in care, fast care, or express care, is a convenient option for patients who require timely medical care, but the situation is not an emergency. We treat adults and children ages 3 and older and provide care for a wide range of illnesses and injuries, including allergies, asthma, coughs, bronchitis, colds, flu, COVID-19, fever, headache, broken bones, sprains and strains, eye and ear infections, rashes, cuts, sexually transmitted infections, stomach pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. Because patients typically come to us when they aren't feeling their best, it is incredibly important to us that our staff members strive to provide the compassion and emotional support our patients need.

 

Job Summary

We are seeking a part-time 25-hour Medical Assistant to work 2, 12.5-hour shifts per week onsite at our Urgent Care center located at 137 Stuart Street, Suite A-7 Boston, MA 02116. Since Urgent Care is a 7-day-per-week operation that delivers care during the day, evening, weekends, and holidays, the schedule for this role will require 1 on-call shift per 4-week scheduling period, as well as overtime, weekend, and holiday coverage as needed.

We do our best to keep all employees at their assigned centers; however, for on-call shifts, employees must be able to commute to any of our locations, including Boston Common, Brookline, Lynn, Natick, Newton, Westwood, and Woburn. You may also be asked to report to any of these centers during orientation (for training/precepting purposes) or during times of staffing shortages or other extenuating circumstances (for cross-coverage purposes).

The Medical Assistant supports the healthcare team by assisting with both clinical and non-clinical patient services under the direction of healthcare providers. The key responsibilities include:
• Rooming patients and preparing the necessary equipment for healthcare providers.
Interviewing patients to obtain medical information and recording their vital signs, weight, and height in their medical records.
• Explaining treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients, while ordering and organizing educational materials to reinforce patient education.
• Performing 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.
• Collecting blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, logging and preparing them for testing; performing phlebotomy when competence is demonstrated.
• Maintaining an inventory of immunizations and checking expiration dates.
• Providing immunizations (as applicable), which requires certification or 3 years of experience administering vaccines and supervision by a provider.

Are you ready to help us deliver top-notch care and exceed patients’ expectations of what a visit to the doctor is like?

 

Qualifications

Required:

High School Diploma or EquivalentMinimum of 1 year of direct MA experience or medical fieldwork

 

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Preferred:

Completion of a formal medical assistant training programBasic Life Support (BLS) CertificateNational Medical Assistant Certification preferred (from AAMA, AMT, NHA, or NCCT)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential for success in this position.Ability to prioritize tasks in complex and busy environments.Accuracy and attention to detail.Comply with all local, state, and federal privacy and confidentiality rules and regulations.Ability to take vital signs, manual blood pressure, collect blood samples, and other specimens.Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology, procedures, and protocols.Proficiency in electronic health record (EHR) systems and medical office software.Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.Managing one's own time and the time of others.

 

Remote Type

Onsite

 

Work Location

137 Stuart Street

 

Scheduled Weekly Hours

25

 

Employee Type

Regular

 

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

 

EEO Statement:

Mass General Brigham Medical Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

 

Mass General Brigham Competency Framework

At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.