Medical Assistant- Wound Care

Overview
Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted 'Best Place to Work' for 6 years in a row!
Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it's our way of life, and you'll be at the heart of it.
Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.
We are searching for a talented CERTIFIED Medical Assistant for the Wound Care Center
Hours: 24 flex 32hrs- Part time with Benefits
Shift: Day Shift, Monday - Friday 7:45am - 4:15pm
Location: St. Luke's Hospital - New Bedford, MA
A career at Southcoast Health offers you:

• A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
• Generous Earned Time Off Package
• Employee Wellbeing Program
• 403B Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
• Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training

• Greet, receive and assist all persons arriving at Center in a courteous and professional manner.
• Answer telephone, initiate calls, take and relay messages, and resolve or triage a variety of routine questions , inquiries from patients, physicians and other hospital personnel while maintaining the highest level of customer service.
• Schedule and adjust all patient clinic appointments .
• Transcribe physician orders with accuracy and schedule patient ancillary testing with appropriate hospital departments.
• Accompany patients to exam rooms, perform and record vital signs, blood glucose levels, wound measurements, imaging, or other clinical exams as directed within the scope of position.
• Responsible for ordering supplies and maintaining inventory of supplies and equipment as needed.

• Equal to completion of four years of high school or the equivalent is required.
• Current certification or licensure as a Medical Assistant.
• BLS certification required .
• Prior experience with an electronic health record and/or health related computer software is preferred. (eg. EPIC, PeopleSoft)
• Customer service experience or training preferred. (Medical Front Desk experience is highly preferred).
• Fluency in language other than English preferred.
• A minimum of one (1) year work experience in healthcare setting is preferred.
• National 3rd party certification is required within 90 days of hire.