Medical Assistant, OBGYN

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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.

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 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.

Comprehensive and sensitive health care as unique as you: That’s what you’ll find at Cooley Dickinson Medical Group ObGyn & Midwifery, no matter your stage of life or state of health. We’re dedicated to moving health care forward in the Pioneer Valley with a full range of services, including pregnancy, childbirth and midwifery services as well as comprehensive gynecology care and breast health services.

Our Programs And Services Include

Adolescent GYN Health/First GYN exam

Childbirth Center

Care for trans men, genderqueer and gender-nonconforming individuals

Contraceptive Management (birth control)

Fertility counseling and treatment, intrauterine insemination, reproductive health

Gynecology

Mammography

Menopause Care

Midwifery Services

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Obstetrics (pregnancy care)

Osteoporosis Care (bone health)

Pelvic Floor disorders

Reproductive Endocrinology

STI/sexually transmitted infections

Urinary Incontinence (loss of bladder control)

Vaginal/Vulvar diseases and disorders

This specialty has offices in 2 locations:

22 Atwood Drive, Northampton

170 University Drive, Amherst

This role will primarily be at our Amherst locations, will the possibility to float over to our Northampton, if needed.

Job Summary

We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Medical Assistant to support our specialty onsite, weekdays. This role will predominantly be based out of the following office: 17-Univeristy Drive, Amherst, MA. However, employees must be able and willing to commute to any of our 3 locations in the Northampton/Amherst area (for training/precepting purposes) or during times of fluctuating staffing shortages (for cross-coverage purposes).

The schedule for this position is 4, 10-hour days per week, 7:30am to 6:00pm with either Wednesday or Thursday off! As true partners to our nurses and providers, our Medical Assistants get the opportunity to work autonomously to the top of their education/certification while also functioning as part of the collaborative team with rotating provider coverage.

Responsibilities Include

Ensuring efficient patient flow through the office

Assisting during office visits (rooming, examinations, procedures, and treatments as directed)

Performing clinically appropriate tasks related patient panel management (phone calls, test results, prescription refill, coordination of care, etc.)

Maintaining neat, clean, and safe patient care areas

Interacting with patients and their families in a professional, friendly manner consistent with their needs.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent required or Associate's Degree Medical Assisting preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?

No

Licenses and Credentials

Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred Certified Medical Assistant [National Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred

Experience

Direct MA experience or medical field work 1-2 years required

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 and manual blood pressure, as well as 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.
  
  

Additional Job Details (if Applicable)

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

170 University Drive

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$17.36 - $24.45/Hourly

Grade

3

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.

EEO Statement

Mass General Brigham Medical Group Western Massachusetts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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