Medical Assistant, Nephrology

Site: Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts, Inc.

 

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.

We are located at 104 Endicott St in Danvers, MA and 331 Highland Avenue, Salem MA. We are constantly aiming to improve access for patients and to meet the evolving health care needs of the communities we serve. Primary care is all about relationship-building! We pride ourselves on our compassionate, family-focused approach. We really get to know our patients to ensure that they are receiving exceptional, personalized care in a comfortable, friendly atmosphere.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Medical Assistant to support a Nephrology practice across two locations, primarily based Monday through Thursday in Danvers, MA with Fridays in Salem, MA. The schedule for this role consists of:
Monday 8:00am–4:30pm
Tuesday 8:00am–5:00pm
Wednesday and Thursday 8:30am–5:00pm
Friday 8:00am–4:00pm

The team is looking for a Medical Assistant who is confident working independently as the sole clinical support staff, partnering closely in a 1:1 setting with the provider while managing up to 20 patients per day.

This role involves significant pre-visit preparation, including chart scrubbing, ensuring lab orders are placed, and coordinating patient care needs. Candidates must be detail-oriented, self-driven, and possess strong written and verbal communication skills.

 

Job Summary

The role supports healthcare teams by assisting with both clinical and non-clinical patient services under the direction of healthcare providers. Key responsibilities include taking vital signs, documenting patient information, scheduling appointments, and managing patient flow. This role involves direct interaction with patients to ensure their comfort and address concerns, as well as collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff to facilitate efficient care.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions
-Assists junior Medical Assistants with day-to-day questions and responsibilities and helps facilitate their learning by participating in onboarding training.
-Show patients to examination rooms, prepare necessary equipment for healthcare providers, and interview patients to obtain medical information, measure their vital signs, weight, and height, and record information in the patient's medical record.
-Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients, ordering and organizing educational materials to reinforce patient education.
-Perform 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.
-Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log them, and prepare them for testing; perform phlebotomy if competence is demonstrated.
-Maintains inventory of immunizations and check expiration dates.
-Provides immunizations (as applicable) which requires certification or 3 years of experience administering a vaccine and supervision of a provider.
-Responsible for improving appropriate departmental quality initiatives, such as two patient identifiers and hand hygiene.

 

Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required

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] - preferred

Certified Medical Assistant [National Certification] - Data Conversion - preferred

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

 

Strongly Preferred:

• Medical Assistant Course or diploma program or a minimum of 1 year professional experience
• National MA Certification via AAMA, AMT, NHA, or NCCT 
• Epic experience
• Ambulatory/Outpatient experience
• Nephrology Experience

 

Onsite

 

104 Endicott Street

 

40

 

Regular

 

Day (United States of America)

 

Pay Range

$17.71 - $24.94/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.

 

3300 Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern 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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