Medical Assistant Bilingual English\Vietnamese
Location: DORCHESTER Massachusetts
Description: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is employing Medical Assistant Bilingual English\Vietnamese right now, this job will be placed in Massachusetts. Detailed specification about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Department: BIDHC-Dorchester
Employment Status: Full Time
Shift: Day
Jo! b Summary: Reports to: Practice Manager or Ambulatory Practice Coordinator with input from assigned physician(s), nurses or other health care providers. Responsible for delivering the highest quality service to patients while contributing to the smooth functioning of practice operations.
Department Specific Job Responsibilities:
Ensures translation services are provided in Vietnamese for Vietnamese speaking patients and employees when needed. Essential Responsibilities:
Greets patients and 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.
Greets patients and escorts to exam rooms. Ensures availability of x-rays, lab slips, medical reco! rds and other pertinent info. Obtains vitals, weight, blood pr! essure, pulse and temperature, performs EKGs, injections and/or phlebotomy, and assists providers. Performs departmental screening, lab tests and specimen collection. Implements quality control standards.
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 needed. Sorts/distributes lab results daily to appropriate physician or nurse practitioner. Maintains patient confidentiality.
Assists with procuring medical records. Ensures patient records and relevant documents filed in the record have appropriate patient identification. Adds new medications to patient record in EMR system. Assemble records according to BIDHC/APG policy and as standards are defined by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO).
Ensures that equip! ment and supplies necessary to carry out patient care activities are available and usable and the environment is clean and organized. Maintains an unobstructed area for patient access. Cleans rooms after patient usage and ensures appropriate disposal of contaminated materials. Tracks, orders and maintains supplies and equipment, restocks supplies. Required Qualifications:
High School diploma or GED required .
Certificate 1 required: Medical Assistant Certificate
1-3 years related work experience required.
Fluent in English and Vietnamese, at a level that ensures accurate and understandable interpretation and translation and Medical terminology.
Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications. Preferred Qualifications:
Fluent in English and Chinese, at a level that ensures accurate and understandable interpretation and translation and Medical terminology. Competencies:
Written Communic! ations: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written E! nglish with internal and external customers.
Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Age based Competencies:
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age gr! oups: Neonatal: Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
Physical Nature of the Job:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.
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This job starts available on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:13:38 GMT