Medical Assistant, Urgent Care - Southampton

Cooley Dickinson Hospital
United States, Massachusetts, Southampton
10 College Highway (Show on map)
Jan 01, 2025
We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Medical Assistant to join our team! The ideal schedule will be Monday-Friday 7:30 am- 4:00 pm. Since Urgent Care is a 7-day-per-week operation that delivers care days, evenings, weekends, and holidays, we request staff to be flexible with scheduling needs and take on weekend/holiday coverage as needed. As a small but strong team of 1-2 providers and 2-3 support staff, our Medical Assistants get the opportunity to work autonomously to the top of their education/certification while also functioning as part of a collaborative team. We do our best to keep all employees in their assigned locations; however, you may also be asked to float to other locations for training/precepting purposes or during times of staffing shortages/other extenuating circumstances (for cross-coverage purposes). The other locations are, Northampton, Amherst, or Greenfield. Responsibilities: Direct patient care duties Obtain vital signs and blood specimens Assist providers in performing invasive and non-invasive procedures Perform point-of-care testing on patients Indirect patient care duties Check-in and register patients Process referrals Order and stock clinical supplies and patient education materials Transport patients and specimens as needed Monitor the environment of care Perform administrative tasks as needed This position is part of the 1199SEIU Bargaining Unit at Cooley Dickinson Hospital Required High school diploma or equivalent Current Basic Life Support certification (BLS) from the American Heart Association One (1) year technical/vocational training school program or one (1) to three (3) years' experience as a medical assistant or EMT-B certification CMA, AAMA, RMA, CNMA, or CCMA Medical Assistant certification preferred The position requirements include organizational skills with attention to detail, thoroughness, practical decision-making, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to teamwork Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. 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.