Certified Medical Asst.- Wound Care - New Bedford - ref. c92425715
Overview:
Find out why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 6 years in a row!
Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it.
Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
We are searching for a talented CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT for the Wound Care Center
Location: St. Luke's Hospital - New Bedford, MAHours: 24 flex 32hrs- Part time with Benefits
Shift: Day, Monday - Friday 7:45am - 4:15pm
Looking for:
- Equal to completion of four years of high school or the equivalent is required.
- Current certification or licensure as a Medical Assistant.
- BLS certification required.
- A minimum of one (1) year work experience in healthcare setting is preferred.
- National 3^rd party certification is required within 90 days of hire.
It is requested that you submit your RESUME with your application.
A career at Southcoast Health offers you:
- A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
- Generous Earned Time Off Package**
- Employee Wellbeing Program
- 403B Retirement Plan with company match
- Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
- Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training
**Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours.
Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Responsibilities:
- Greet, receive and assist all persons arriving at Center in a courteous and professional manner.
- Answer telephone, initiate calls, take and relay messages, and resolve or triage a variety of routine questions, inquiries from patients, physicians and other hospital personnel while maintaining the highest level of customer service.
- Schedule and adjust all patient clinic appointments.
- Transcribe physician orders with accuracy and schedule patient ancillary testing with appropriate hospital departments.
- Accompany patients to exam rooms, perform and record vital signs, blood glucose levels, wound measurements, imaging, or other clinical exams as directed within the scope of position.
- Responsible for ordering supplies and maintaining inventory of supplies and equipment as needed.
Qualifications:
- Equal to completion of four years of high school or the equivalent is required.
- Current certification or licensure as a Medical Assistant.
- BLS certification required.
- Prior experience with an electronic health record and/or health related computer software is preferred. (eg. EPIC, PeopleSoft)
- Customer service experience or training preferred. (Medical Front Desk experience is highly preferred).
- Fluency in language other than English preferred.
- A minimum of one (1) year work experience in healthcare setting is preferred.
- National 3^rd party certification is required within 90 days of hire.
It is requested that you submit your RESUME with your application.
Pay Range: USD $16.88 - USD $28.00 /Hr.