Medical Assistant - OB/GYN (5025)

## Description

PAY TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT

In accordance with The Massachusetts Pay Transparency Act, BNHC provides reasonable pay range for each posted position. Actual compensation will be based on multiple factors such as relevant experience, education and training to determine offered rates. This range represents the organization's good faith estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting.

**POSITION SUMMARY:**

• Maintains a professional environment in a multi-provider, multidiscipline organization.
• Maintains a patient centered environment including but not limited to:
• Provision of care and advocacy for patients of all ages and their families based on prudent nursing judgement and acceptable standards of practice.
• Efficient patient flow, assisting providers and other staff.
• Performs tasks and procedures within the scope of a medical assistant (M.A.).
• Performs nursing tasks in all clinical areas.

**POSITION CHAIN OF COMMAND:**

• Reports to Charge Nurse (Designee) and Clinical Supervisor.
• Is under the Direction of the Director of Nursing.

• **PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**
• **PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR:**

• Demonstrates characteristics of accountability and responsibility as evidenced by completion of daily tasks, adherence to job description, and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times as evidenced by discussing patient care only with staff who need patient information. Maintains HIPAA at all times.
• Maintains discretion of conversation in work areas.
• Maintains professional mannerism. Is pleasant, courteous, and considerate of patients and co-workers.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize demands, work with distractions, adapt to change, exercise efficient time management, and work independently.
• Demonstrates initiative by accomplishing tasks with minimal prompting.
• Is dependable and reliable as evidenced by attendance of work schedule, trustworthy, and performance of job description with minimal correction of assigned tasks.
• Maintains an appropriate chain of command.
• Attending meetings.

TASKS – including but not limited to

• Patient preparation for a visit.
• Appropriately prepare a patient for either a complete physical, sick visit, follow up visit; or a gynecological exam.
• Vital Signs: blood pressure, temperature, pulse (all points), orthostatic blood pressure, and pulse.
• Obtain interpretation when needed.
• Chart documentation in EHR. Documentation of progress notes including reason for visit, review of medication, allergies, smoking status, and pain status.

Completes information on physical form of tasks done/reviewed by the Medical Assistant. Documents other pertinent information as needed.

• Measurements: Height, Weight, and (other measurements as needed.
• Documentation of reason for visit, medication review, allergy review.
• Patient tests/treatments.
• Audio acuity testing.
• Ear irrigation.