Job description
If you are an existing employee of South Shore Health then please apply through the internal career site. Requisition Number: R-23277 Facility: LOC0010
- Health Express-Weymouth330 Washington Street Weymouth, MA 02188 Department Name: HXP Urgent Care Weymouth Status: Part time Budgeted Hours: 0 Shift: Varied Shifts (United States of America) Compensation Pay Range: $23.30 - $33.30
- Maintain patient's safe passage in and out of the practice
- Greet, assess and interview patients
- Obtain past medical and surgical history, family history, social history, vital signs
- Review present medications, allergy, history, chief complaint, and brief interrogation of complaint
- Act as a liaison between doctor and patient
- Explain medication, side effects, treatments, diets, diseases and disease processes
- Update medication list and current problem list
- Prepare and assist patients for examination, treatment, or procedure by medical staff
- Anticipate needs of patients, and providers, other team members
- Monitoring of patient during examination, or procedure
- Maintain and update level of skill for pertinent medical assistant duties
- Stocking of supplies as needed, and maintaining clean exam rooms
- Respond to patient's concerns
- Maintains patient confidentiality
- Participate in training and skills development of new medical assistants
- Perform a variety of preliminary procedures, including phlebotomy, injections, throat cultures, nasal swabs and more.
- Analyze samples with various point-of-care testing platforms
- Prepare and package laboratory samples for transport to lab
- Demonstrate excellent customer service skills, check patients in and out for appointments utilizing our electronic internal practice management system.
- Confirm patient information at the time of check in.
- Complete / confirm insurance eligibility.
- Answer front desk phone calls.
- Provide receptionist back-up / support while being able to explain financial requirements to the patient (s) or responsible parties and collect co-pays and past due balances as required.
- Ensure Worker's Compensation, MVA and Occupational Health paperwork is completed for visits.
- Maintain optimum customer service and patient confidentiality.
- Other duties as assigned. Schedule: hours may vary depending on the needs of the urgent care including weekends and holidays; flexibility required Responsibilities if Required: Education if Required: License/Registration/Certification Requirements: