Medical Assistant, Primary Care

Mass General Brigham • Rowley, MA

2d • $18 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

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. This Mass General Brigham practice provides Primary Care, Cardiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Nutrition and Orthopedic services. Our primary care physicians specialize in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. About the Practice: -Community-based site with a steady patient volume and smoothly functioning daily operations. On average 130 patients per day supported by 13 clinicians. -A present and collaborative Practice Manager who values transparency, two-way communication, and regular rounding. -Supportive, approachable providers who trust their care team and genuinely value Medical Assistants’ clinical contributions. -An experienced, autonomous Medical Assistant team that knows their role and takes pride in delivering high-quality patient care. We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour experienced Medical Assistant to join our team onsite at our Rowley practice. This position consists of 8-hour shifts scheduled between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, offering a consistent daytime schedule in a collaborative clinical environment. Job Summary 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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• Direct MA experience or medical field work 1-2 years required

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree Medical Assisting preferred
• Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] preferred
• Certified Medical Assistant [National Certification] 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

Responsibilities

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees