Medical Assistant, Orthopedics
 Newton-Wellesley Hospital | |
$17.71 - $24.94
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 United States, Massachusetts, Boston | |
| 20 Guest Street (Show on map) | |
 Jun 18, 2026 | |
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The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.
We are seeking a full-time Medical Assistant to join our Orthopedic Sports Medicine team located at 77 Guest Street in Brighton, MA (Boston Landing). This will be a 40-hour position on-site Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 6:00pm. Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine at Boston Landing, led by world-class specialists, offers comprehensive care for sports-related injuries and orthopedic conditions, based on innovative research and utilizing cutting-edge technology. Services include same-day care at the Orthopedics Walk-in, a Sports Medicine medical clinic, sports physical therapy, sports concussion care, sports nutrition counseling, sports cardiology, and the National Running Center for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of running injuries. We are proud to partner with New Balance to bring a comprehensive, patient-centered care approach to this thriving location-meeting patients where it's most convenient for them to receive high-quality care! 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. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes Essential Functions -Assists junior Medical Assistants with day-to-day questions and responsibilities and helps facilitate their learning by participating in onboarding training. -Show patients to examination rooms, prepare necessary equipment for healthcare providers, and interview patients to obtain medical information, measure their vital signs, weight, and height, and record information in the patient's medical record. -Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients, ordering and organizing educational materials to reinforce patient education. -Perform general office duties, such as answering phones, taking dictation, and completing insurance forms, while acting as a liaison with other departments and advocating for patients with a positive customer service approach. -Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log them, and prepare them for testing; perform phlebotomy if competence is demonstrated. -Maintains inventory of immunizations and check expiration dates. -Provides immunizations (as applicable) which requires certification or 3 years of experience administering a vaccine and supervision of a provider. -Responsible for improving appropriate departmental quality initiatives, such as two patient identifiers and hand hygiene. Education Associate's Degree Medical Assisting preferred Certified Medical Assistant [National Certification] - preferred Join a team where you can make a meaningful impact every day while growing your skills and career! Our providers are passionate about teaching, mentoring, and building lasting relationships with our clinical support staff-creating an environment where you can continuously learn, grow, and thrive! 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. | |