Medical Assistant - Department of Surgery

Overview

The role supports healthcare teams by assisting with both clinical and non-clinical patient services under the direction of healthcare providers. Key responsibilities include taking vital signs, documenting patient information, scheduling appointments, and managing patient flow. This role involves direct interaction with patients to ensure their comfort and address concerns, as well as collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff to facilitate efficient care.

• Taking vital signs
• Documenting patient information
• Scheduling appointments
• Managing patient flow
• Direct interaction with patients to ensure comfort and address concerns
• Collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff to facilitate efficient care

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant training program within 12 months of service required.
• Current nursing student or Paramedic preferred.
• National Medical Assistant Certification preferred.
• CPR training required.
• Experience working as a Medical Assistant preferred.
• Additional procedure and knowledge of sterile field preferred.
• Epic experience preferred.

Newton-Wellesley Hospital 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.