Medical Assistant
- Complete Healthcare Staffing
- Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA, USA
Job Description
Schedule: Monday thru Thursday
40 hours (4 x 10 hour shifts: 8:30a-7p)
Type: temp to potential hire, most like long-term contract
Rate: $25-28/hour DOE
Job Description:
The Medical Assistant (MA) is an integral member of the healthcare team and is accountable for patient care as assigned by a licensed independent provider (LIP: MD, NP, PA), a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a Registered Nurse (RN). The MA participates in the direct and indirect care of patients, health maintenance, patient instruction, collaborative planning and rehabilitation within scope of practice and consistent with his/her education and training. The Medical Assistant may be present in secure medication storage areas and is allowed incidental access to medications. Developing relationships with patients, families and colleagues, the MA functions as an interdisciplinary team member who provides quality patient care and contributes toward the attainment of important goals for the patient, the practice and the organization.
Responsibilities:
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In conjunction with a Licensed Independent Provider (LIP), LPN or RN, participates in the gathering of data that contributes to the assessment, planning, and evaluation of care delivered.
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Accurately obtains vital signs, elicits information about the patient’s basic health status, administers relevant care within scope of practice and as directed by the LIP/LPN/RN, and documents as appropriate in the electronic health record.
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Performs routine tests that may include but is not limited to:
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electrocardiograms, vision and hearing screening, and the collection of specimens for laboratory testing and point of care.
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Participates in telephone screening of patients; may provide instruction to patient when directed by the LIP/LPN/RN.
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Participates in prescription management tasks including pending of new prescriptions and renewals requiring LIP approval, prior authorizations and medication reconciliation.
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Follows approved clinical practice guidelines (CPG’s) and workflows, pends appropriate orders for radiology, laboratory testing and other care needs requiring LIP authorization.
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Performs a variety of tasks, including those that may be facilitated by administrative staff, which have an effect on the overall operations of the unit. These include:
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stocking of rooms, scheduling tasks and all other duties as assigned.
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Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
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High school diploma or GED required
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Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Certificate Program preferred but not required – will be if they go permanent but have been flexible in the past
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BLS/CPR certification
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Bilingual in English and Spanish
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When you choose to join the Complete Staffing Healthcare and Clinical Staffing family of medical, clinical and allied healthcare professionals, expect to enjoy personal, one-to-one attention from a Staffing Career Specialist who is as passionate about your healthcare career as you are.
As an advocate dedicated to helping you attain your medical and allied healthcare career goals, your CS will take the utmost care and consideration in selecting and presenting only those medical, clinical and allied healthcare jobs that are suitably matched to your skills and experience. Assignments that will not only serve to advance your career as a healthcare professional, but also provide a strong measure of personal satisfaction and fulfillment.
At Complete Staffing Healthcare, we want you and every nurse, clinical researcher and allied health professional on our staff to not simply succeed but thrive. So, every day we dedicate ourselves to providing for all our clients.
If you are or know someone who is a healthcare professional seeking quality healthcare jobs, we invite you to submit your resume today. If you’d like to speak directly to a Complete Staffing Healthcare representative please call
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Trust: Fostering trust with our clients and staff is what Complete Staffing Solutions is built on. Through exceptional employment standards we have developed strong, loyal relations with our current and growing staff pool.
Respect: Respect is a value that is integral to our philosophy which has evolved to integrate staffing solutions with assessment, planning and ongoing support. Vital to a healthy workplace are employees who feel respected and valued for their contributions.
Continuous Improvement: Complete Staffing Solutions embraces a philosophy of continuous improvement and learning. We continually assess and evaluate our agency’s programs to improve our service delivery and we are committed to providing a supportive learning environment for all our personnel
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At Complete Staffing, our commitment to you is and always has been providing qualified professional staff – to meet your immediate needs while maintaining costs that don’t break your limited budget. We identified a need within the industry and a complimentary need within the nursing community and merged the two. It has been a benefit to both sectors, and we are well qualified to meet the staffing needs of your healthcare organization.
Complete Staffing has extensive experience in staffing temporary vacancies ranging from 1 to 52 weeks in duration, and in resolving more permanent placements. We believe that our services provide an excellent augmentation of your organization’s current and future employee recruitment efforts. Not only do we provide immediate staffing relief, we also address long-term employee recruitment and retention strategies.
We support this staff placement service with exceptional quality assurance, human resource services and advertising opportunities, as well as long-term retention strategies. By addressing issues of retention and recruitment, it creates a workplace where once introduced staff will want to stay.
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Complete Staffing Healthcare offers our employees a variety of benefits such as holiday, vacation and professional development payments to those employees that qualify.
For more information about our unique Employee Benefits Program, please contact a Complete Staffing Healthcare representative
We are always looking for talent for a variety of positions including but not limited to the following:
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