• Patient Care Assistant - Outpatient Community…

    Beth Israel Lahey Health (Newburyport, MA)


    **Job Type:** Regular

    **Time Type:** Full time

    **Work Shift:** Day (United States of America)

    **FLSA Status:** Non-Exempt

     

    When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

     

    This position is for 32 hours not 40

    Job Description:

    _Join Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH), a distinguished not-for-profit community hospital nestled in the picturesque coastal community of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Since 1884, AJH has been a cornerstone of healthcare excellence in the Merrimack Valley, North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire regions, renowned for our commitment to high-quality care and exceptional patient satisfaction. Located just 35 miles northeast of Boston, AJH offers the perfect blend of a supportive community hospital environment and the vast opportunities that come with being part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the region. As a member of our team, you'll be part of a network of over 39,000 caregivers and staff dedicated to providing extraordinary care to more than 1.7 million people from 150+ cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Discover a rewarding career at AJH, where you can make a meaningful impact within a close-knit community while advancing your professional growth within a thriving healthcare system._

     

    _Are you ready to become a part of our dynamic Pulmonary team?_

    Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

    + Maintains a clean and safe environment.

    + Rooms patients – blood pressure, O2 and temperature – documents in Epic accordingly.

    + Monitors prescription line and assists with prescription requests and refills.

    + Orders CPAP machines and other home medical equipment as directed.

    + Triages medical questions to providers and provides closed loop communication back with patients/families.

    + Obtains prior authorizations for medications as needed.

    + Cross trains with clinical secretaries to assist with continuity of clinical operations

    + Completes other duties as assigned.

    **Scheduled Hours:** 32 hr/wk

    **Work Shift:** M - F 8:30a - 4:30p

    **Education Required:** High School Diploma or equivalent. Completion of a CNA course or MA program preferred.

    **Licenses, Registrations, Certifications Required:** CNA License/MA Certificate preferred.

    **Experience:** Medical office or CNA experience preferred.

    Benefits working at Anna Jaques Hospital:

    + Tuition Reimbursement

    + Career Development and Opportunities

    + Free On-Site Parking

    + Discounts/Savings on various businesses.

    + Health and Wellness activities

     

    Apply today and learn more!

     

    As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

     

    More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

     

    Equal Opportunity** **Employer/Veterans/Disabled