Overview

$5,000 Sign on Bonus available to eligible new hires.

This position ensures efficient clinic flow, demonstrates a collaborative approach to patient care, and is responsible for advanced clinical skills and/or programs and processes. Responsible for clinical duties such as taking vital signs, giving injections, performing simple diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site. MAIII performs additional roles within the clinic and organization and provides specialist support to the clinic and/or for the WRI MA program. Demonstrates team engagement and applies concepts learned from continuous development activities.

Responsibilities

• Greets, checks in patients, and notifies appropriate providers. Prepares patient, room, and equipment for procedures and exams.

• Takes and records vital signs. Informs provider of patient vital signs and concerns.

• Recognizes and treats emergency patients as a priority, and assists with patient examinations and treatments.

• Registers new patients and establishes a medical record.

• Assists patients by filling out insurance and other forms.

• Supplies authorized information upon request by third-party payors.

• Reviews patient instructions with patients in preparation for specific procedures.

• Collects and processes routine laboratory specimens.

• Operates and maintains clinical equipment.

• Maintains and uses aseptic technique including sterilization, disinfection, and disposal of contaminated material.

• Has completed the preceptor course and precepts at least on MA through apprenticeship.

• Performs one or more advanced roles such as program leader, procedural specialist or MA program supporter. These can include but are not limited to: state vaccine program co-manager, safety champion, patient engagement champion or MA student coach or MA recruitment activities

• Department skills specialist can include pediatric vaccine schedule specialist, MOHS lidocaine specialist, mother/baby specialist, EKG specialist

• Actively participates in one or more committees or improvement projects. May include Yellow Belt certification.

• Demonstrates continuous development through the completion of two required professional development courses plus evidence of five or more continuing education credits in addition to certification requirements per year.

• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• 12 months full-time or equivalent hours (2,000 hours) as an MA II

• Performance review is on-track

• Evidence of completion of five or more continuing education in addition to certification requirement.

• Completion of DH Leadership courses Communication I and II.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Active American Association Medical Assistants (AAMA) certified - CMA designation OR American Medical Technologists (AMT) registered – RMA designation OR Certified Clinical Medical Assistant plus 12-month apprenticeship program – CCMA designation.

• Current BLS certification required.

• Area of Interest:LNA/MA;

• FTE/Hours per pay period:1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week;

• Shift:Day;

• Job ID:27205;

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. We do not exclude or treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.