Medical Assistant

CHD Careers • Palmer, MA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Human Development (CHD) is seeking a Medical Assistant to join our Griswold Center, our newest outpatient clinical site located in Palmer, MA. This is an exciting position for a medical assistant who wants to make a positive impact on the population served. Your role as a Medical Assistant: The Medical Assistant is an integral part of the client’s service team. You will have the ability to use an electronic medical record for chart review and telehealth appointments, develop supportive relationships with clients, interact with clients in order to assess needs, obtain vital signs, complete PAs, coordination of medical and psychiatric care with clients’ support network (e.g., family members, other service providers), active collaboration with other agencies to coordinate client treatment, liaison with local pharmacies to fill prescriptions for clients’ medications, and prepare lab requests and obtain results.

Requirements

• Certified or Registered Medical Assistant
• 1 year experience in a medical/clinical practice required
• CPR and First Aid Certificate

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Prior Authorizations preferred
• Medication Administration (MAP) Certifications preferred
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

• Managing Provider Schedules
• Provider Visit Prep
• Prior Authorizations
• Obtaining Medical Records / communicating with community providers
• Answering phones
• Rooming Patients
• Performing vital signs
• Engaging with the EHR
• Submitting Referrals
• Other duties as identified by programmatic need
• Use an electronic medical record for chart review and telehealth appointments
• Develop supportive relationships with clients
• Interact with clients in order to assess needs
• Obtain vital signs
• Complete PAs
• Coordination of medical and psychiatric care with clients’ support network (e.g. family members, other service providers)
• Active collaboration with other agencies to coordinate client treatment
• Liaison with local pharmacies to fill prescriptions for clients’ medications
• Prepare lab requests and obtain results

Benefits

• Dental
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Earned vacation time
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed