Medical Assistant

Hourly Wage Estimate: $19.29 - $25.80 / hour
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Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Medical Assistant

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary: The Medical Assistant assists with patient examinations and treatments, performs various tests, and maintains medical equipment and supplies. Assesses needs of patients. Must be able to distinguish between an emergency and non-emergency situation and prioritize accordingly. Maintains a professional and workable relationship with providers. Document all activities in the medical record appropriately. Job duties include:

• Prepare patient for examination (measure height, weight, vital signs)

• Assist physicians and nurse practitioners with examinations and treatments

• Perform various tests (urinalysis, blood draws)

• Order medical supplies as needed

• Inspect and maintain medical equipment and working areas

• Stock supplies in examination rooms

• May perform other duties under direction of Registered Nurse and within scope of practice.

• Aware of patient's right to privacy and questions, when needed, regarding release of information.

• Demonstrates the ability to work independently.

• Communicates work status to the Charge Nurse on an ongoing basis. Immediately informs the Charge Nurse of any backlogs, delays, or problems.

• Assists in other clinic functions as needed.

• Answers telephone inquires and interacts with colleagues in a professional manner.

Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children expects our iCARE behavioral standards to be reflected in the way every employee interacts with co-workers, providers, patients & family members, and with others in the community.

• Integrity - We are honest and do what we say

• Compassion - We are sympathetic to the needs of others

• Accountability - We take ownership for how our actions and behaviors impact outcomes

• Respect - We value others and embrace differences

• Excellence - We take personal pride in exceeding expectations

II. Position Requirements

A. Licensure/Certification/Registration: BLS certified. MA Certification preferred.

B. Education: Graduate of an accredited medical assistant program preferred.

C. Experience: One year experience in hospital or outpatient setting.

D. Special Qualifications: Basic understanding of medical terminology. Strong organizational and critical thinking skills. Able to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other health care team members. Able to function as a part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care.
Benefits

HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Sarah Cannon is the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare. We offer integrated cancer services with easy access to cutting-edge therapies for communities across the United States and United Kingdom. Sarah Cannon's cancer programs include individualized patient navigation. Our nurses are oncology-trained. More than 1,200 stem cell transplants are performed yearly within the Sarah Cannon Blood Cancer Network.

Through its services, Sarah Cannon provides state-of-the-art cancer care for hundreds of thousands of patients. Our cancer experts are collaborating and sharing best practices. We address every aspect of the cancer journey, from screening and diagnosis through treatment and survivorship.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder


If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Medical Assistant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.