Medical Assistant (MA) III - Neurology Clinic

National Jewish Health is seeking an experienced Medical Assistant III to join the Neurology Clinic. This role combines advanced clinical support with leadership responsibilities, serving as a key resource for providers, staff, and patients. The Medical Assistant III helps coordinate care for patients with complex neurological conditions while supporting efficient clinic operations and delivering an exceptional patient experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a lead resource and mentor for Medical Assistants and clinic staff, providing guidance and support in daily operations.
• Coordinate patient flow, assist with prioritizing clinical needs, and help ensure timely, efficient care delivery.
• Partner closely with neurologists, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other care team members to support high-quality patient care.
• Perform clinical duties within scope of practice, including documentation, order entry, patient intake, and care coordination activities.
• Address patient concerns professionally and communicate urgent clinical issues to the appropriate team members.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, departmental projects, committees, and staff development activities.
• Provide cross-coverage and operational support across clinical areas as needed.

At National Jewish Health, the nation's leading respiratory hospital, employees are part of a collaborative team dedicated to clinical excellence, innovation, and compassionate care. This position offers the opportunity to develop leadership skills, support patients with complex neurological conditions, and make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes while working alongside a multidisciplinary team committed to advancing exceptional care.

Position Summary

The Medical Assistant III functions as a clinic lead or assumes higher-level accountability as directed. Functions as a subject matter expert by providing support and guidance as needed by the medical team. To promote efficient, high-quality clinical practice by providing guidance through collaborating with the team to manage patient flow and communication. To deliver safe and appropriate patient care within the scope of practice and established policies and procedures, under the direct support and supervision of a licensed professional.

Essential Duties

• Performs clinical and administrative skills as guided by competency validation and the Medical Assistant Ladder.
• Monitors team assignments and prioritizes based on complexity and addresses issues within the scope of practice. Alerts physician and nursing staff of urgent patient issues. May be first point of contact for escalated patient issues or complex patient relations.
• Participate in and collaborate with medical team to provide high-quality and safe patient care. Responsible for successful completion of tasks associated in handoff communication from provider.
• Responsible to complete appropriate order entry within scope of practice and competency validation.
• May provide back up support for back office Medical Assistants in all patient care areas.
• Responsible to represent department by participating in and may function as a reviewer in committees, boards, skills review, skills lab, candidate interviews and special projects as assigned.

Competencies

• Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time. Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Coaching and Teaching Others: Providing timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
• Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
• Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Patient Relations: Meeting patient and patient family needs; taking responsibility for a patient's safety, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes; using appropriate interpersonal techniques to resolve difficult patient situations and regain patient confidence.
• Problem Solving: Uses issue identification, data relation and comparison, pattern recognition and information gathering to create analyses and make recommendations.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility: None

Travel: None

Core Values

• Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
• Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
• Be well-groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
• Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
• Promotes a workplace culture based on mutual respect and merit, where all individuals are treated fairly and provided with equal opportunity to contribute to the mission and goals of the institution.
• Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED and graduation from a Medical Assistant program or EMT program required. -OR- Bachelor's degree in a health or science-related field such as Health Sciences, Biology, Human Biology, Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Biomedical Sciences, or Public Health.
• Work Experience: Minimum of two (2) years' experience as a Medical Assistant required. Experience at National Jewish Health preferred.
• Special Training, Certification, or Licensure: CPR/BLS required. Limited Scope preferred for specific clinics.

Salary Range: $25.04 - $33.11

Benefits
At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado, regional office and remote employees. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available to pair with some plans.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO accruals to use for vacation and sick days, and six paid holidays, all compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
• Dental & Vision Plans: Coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
• Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
• Wellness Incentives: Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
• Child Care Assistance: Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
• Loan Forgiveness: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• Disability & Life Insurance: Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices.
• Voluntary Benefits: Full suite of coverage options such as Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Plan
• Exclusive Discounts: Savings on local services, insurance, and RTD bus passes.