What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Center Medical Assistant position at Mount Desert Island Hospital?
Description
Health Center Medical Assistant | Full Time | NEH | Sign On Bonus
Summary:
Join our team at MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Retirement Village, where we provide quality health care in the community, aligned with our mission and values. As a Medical Assistant, you will assist providers in caring for patients with urgent, emergent, preventive, or potential health problems. You will also participate in the organization and management of the clinic, ensuring safe patient care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Robust medical/dental/vision/life insurance
- Identity theft protection program
- Matching retirement plan
- Ample paid time off
- Comprehensive, award-winning wellness program with reimbursement incentives
- Generous tuition reimbursement
- Continuing education benefits
- Potential sign-on bonus and relocation assistance for some positions
EEO Statement:
MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Retirement Village provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
Requirements
Education, Training, or Certifications Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of a CCMA, RMA, or CMA program, with national CCMA, RMA, or CMA certification
- BLS certification
Experience Required:
- Experience in customer service
- Medical office experience preferred
Special Requirements:
- Emotional maturity and good people skills
- Ability to work with distressed or anxious patients or family members
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a variety of different employees
- Team-focused, with the ability to support the team
- Intermittent weekend coverage required
Cognitive Requirements:
- Ability to process and apply clinical information in various patient care situations
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Effective listening skills to route patients and employees to appropriate personnel
Physical Demands:
- Ability to stand, walk, and bend for up to 8 hours per day
- Ability to lift and carry 25-50 lbs
- Adequate hearing, vision, and manual dexterity
- Ability to assist patients in rising from exam tables, push wheelchair patients, and assist patients in rising from and returning to wheelchairs
- Physically able to perform CPR
Environment:
- Potential exposure to blood and body fluids
- Potential exposure to infectious diseases
Additional Job Information:
- Schedule: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM on Friday
- Work with CeCelia Mailhot, FNP at NEHC
- Responsibilities include rooming patients, prepping charts, vaccine administration, providing ear lavages, assisting in wound care, medication and supply ordering, assisting provider in calling patients with results, maintaining daily temperature, medication, and safety equipment logs, maintaining weekly and monthly eye rinsing station logs, and Point Of Care lab test quality checks
- Must be a strong, experienced MA and skilled phlebotomist
- Team player with a flexible personality
- Required to learn the workflows of Reception as a ‘back up’
Apply today to join our dedicated team and make a difference in our community!