Registered/Certified Medical Assistant

Registered/Certified Medical Assistant

We are looking for a Medical Assistant to work in our Community Health Center in Southeastern Utah. Our clinic is a dynamic place to work, practice, and grow. We have four primary care health centers and deliver integrated services including behavioral health, pharmacy, dental, specialty referrals, chronic disease management, health education, and much, much more. UNHS will be hiring two full-time positions. The candidates will have experience working in one or more of the following: screening patients and assisting a medical team. Guiding patients through healthcare processes.

Critical tasks include performing nursing assessment and identifying pertinent information to verbalize to the provider, reviewing and implementing primary care provider orders, participating in ongoing education and training, educating patients regarding their healthcare and the healthcare system for patient/family to effectively care for the patient, reducing the risk of infections, safely administering medications, performing nursing evaluation and follow-up with the patient for continued comprehensive care, and accepting delegated tasks when necessary according to the Utah Nurse Practice Act.

Experience, training, and qualifications needed to perform the job include MA certification or registration within the state of Utah, one year certificate from an accredited college or university, and the ability to safely lift, push, and pull fifty (50) pounds or more above waist.

Site with opening: Montezuma Creek Community Health Center, Montezuma Creek, UT

Hiring organization: Utah Navajo Health System

Community Health Association Of Mountain/plains States (champs)