MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Description: Essential Duties & Responsi...
Job description
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Description: Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to): 1. Serves as a communication resource. Asks appropriate questions and solves problems. Takes complete and accurate information from patients in person and by phone, prioritizing and communicating the information to providers appropriately. Responds quickly and courteously to phone calls and requests. Seeks assistance from supervisor and others appropriately. 2. Greets patients and escorts to exam rooms. Ensures availability of x-rays, lab slips, medical records and other pertinent info. Obtains vitals, weight, blood pressure, pulse and temperature, performs EKGs, injections and/or phlebotomy, and assists providers. Performs departmental screening, lab tests and specimen collection. Implements quality control standards. 3. Provides patients with relevant instructions for specific tests and procedures. Performs or assists with routine procedures under proper supervision as directed by physician, Nurse Practitioner. Schedules follow-up tests and appointments. Arranges patient transport as n...