Medical Assistant Lead

Where You'll Work

With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills - but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more.


The Medical Assistant Lead assumes a supportive role and has responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient. As a Medical Assistant Lead with us you will:

• Demonstrates personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values. Provides direct patient care.
• Responsible for leading and providing front line staff support as it relates to day-to-day clinical operations. This includes, but is not limited to the delegation of duties to office staff as assigned, management of operational issues, assurance that staff adhere to clinic quality, regulatory, billing, and customer service standards, and the provision of staff duties.
• Individual will serve as point of contact for any issue in the daily operation of the clinic and will assess, resolve and/or escalate to Clinic Supervisor and/or Assistant Administrator as appropriate.

Medical Assistants are essential to delivering whole person care to our patients. We offer a Medical Assistant Clinical Ladder to support growth and development within the system!

In Colorado the pay ranges begin at $20.00 for non-certified and $21.25 for Certified Medical Assistants.

This position requires certification as a Medical Assistant through one of the following recognized certifying bodies:

• American Association of Medical Assistant (AAMA)
• American Medical Technologist (AMT)
• National Healthcare Association (NHA)
• National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

Job Requirements

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• One year experience preferred
• Clinical skills and knowledge base specific to specialty
• High School Degree or Equivalent required
• Diploma from an accredited medical assistant's program and externship completed is preferred
• Current Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant required
• BLS for healthcare providers from the American Heart Association required

Physical Requirements-Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)