Medical Assistant Uncompahgre Medical Center

Job details $18 – $22 an hour Health insurance Retirement plan Paid time off Vision insurance Health savings account Dental insurance Paid sick time Life insurance Full-time Norwood, CO 81423 Full job description *Please do not list graduation dates on your resume.* Brief Description of Job (Purpose): Medical Assistant Support physicians and ensure efficient patient care. Perform clinical tasks such as taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing examination rooms, assisting with procedures, administering injections, operating diagnostic equipment like electrocardiographs, performing routine lab tests, and managing instrument sterilization and supply stocking. Perform essential administrative duties such as patient education and vaccine management. Through these combined functions, medical assistants help maintain smooth clinical operations and enhance the quality of patient care. Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive): Adhere to Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) standards by observing a team-based approach to care and supporting each member of the team to their highest level of function allowed by law. Rooms and interviews patients, measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height, and records information in EMR. Assists MD/PA with examinations, procedures, and other patient care. Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients, including adequate stocking and ensuring equipment functioning. Cleans and prepares instruments for sterilization, and requests replacement of medical supplies and materials per procedures Gives injections or treatments, performs routine laboratory tests and operates electrocardiograph (EKG) and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test. Assists as needed in patient information triage: including prescription refills, phone triage, attaching reports/results in EMR and reporting to providers in an appropriate manner. Ensures adequate supplies (including pharmacy) and sterile instruments are available; proper functioning of equipment; and that work areas are prepared, cleaned, and ready for use. This includes inventory in assigned department. Specific administration duties may be assigned from the following areas: X-ray, patient education, sterilization, orthopedic supplies, lab, supply stocking, vaccine management, ordering, pharmacy, and emergency room among others. Promotes a safe, secure, and caring patient environment: patients are treated with concern and consideration; patient information is handled in a confidential manner; patient areas are clean, and biohazard materials handled appropriately; equipment and supplies are stored safely; all patient and medical staff area windows and appropriate doors are closed and locked during non-patient care hours; and nursing staff is available as long as patients are present (unless otherwise directed by MD/PA. Competencies (not all-inclusive): Familiarity with medical terminology and medication administration practices. Establish and maintain effective, courteous working relationships with staff team members and Board members. Work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Work flexible hours to meet job requirements. Apply basic mathematic principles such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Follow HIPAA, OSHA, and infection control protocols diligently. Education/Certifications/Licenses/Experience Requirements: Experience in the following preferred: Accurately measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation Draw blood, administer injections, and perform point-of-care testing. Collect and handle specimens (e.g., urine, blood), perform waived tests, and maintain lab equipment. Prepare patients, sterilize instruments, set up exam rooms, and assist during procedures. Understand dosage calculations and administer medications under supervision. Conduct electrocardiograms and recognize basic abnormalities. Certification through AAMA or NHA preferred. Minimum of two years of experience in a healthcare setting as a medical assistant preferred. Job Type: Full-time Workdays: Monday- Thursday Pay: $18.00 – $22.00 per hour Expected hours: No more than 40.0 per week Benefits: Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Location: Norwood, CO 81423 (Preferred) Ability to Commute: Norwood, CO 81423 (Required) Ability to Relocate: Norwood, CO 81423: Relocate before starting work (Required) Work Location: In person #J-18808-Ljbffr Colorado Community Health Network