Certified Medical Assistant

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Medical Assistant II you will assume a crucial supportive role collaborating with the healthcare team and patients/families to identify and meet their comprehensive needs while promoting optimal health well-being and safety.

Every day you will perform a variety of clinical tasks as directed by providers meticulously maintain accurate chart documentation participate in professional development and potentially assist with front office duties all while contributing to an efficient and patient-focused work environment.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate a commitmentto patient care standards strong clinical skills and personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission. Your dedication to growth within our MA Clinical Ladder is highly valued.

• Assess patients physical psychosocial cultural and spiritual needs through observation interview review of medical records & clinical data and evaluate patients response and report to responsible provider to ensure optimal patient outcome.
  
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic interventions including but not limited to vital signs mini treatments/procedures prevention services previsit planning and postvisit follow up medication refills per protocol for existing treatment plans and ensures patient flow through the clinic is efficient.
  
• Contributes to the development and implementation of patient plan of care and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team; determine presence/absence of barriers to active participation in the individualized care plan and ability to self-managetheir health conditions with the purpose of planning patient care and care coordination.
  
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family health literacy barriers to learning readiness needs and ability then provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching; patient engagement.
  
• Encourage patient engagement in the healthcare partnership through the use of motivational interviewing evidence-basedself management support protocols tools and teach back methodology.
  
• Precepts and mentors new staff or medical assistant students as needed.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
  
• BLS through American Heart Association
  
• Nationally Certified as a Certified Medical Assistant Certified Clinical Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant by one of the following: AAMA AMT ARMA NAHP NHA or NCCT
  
• Successful completion of all Medical Assistant Core Skills as well as additional competencies which are specialty specific as defined within the Scope of Practice for Medical Assistants
  

Preferred

• Completion of Medical Assisting Program/Trade/Technical School
  
• Completion of EMT Program/Trade/Technical School

Where Youll Work

Located in Lakewood Colorado St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured 2023 we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards certifications and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commissions National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If youre looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma cardiology stroke neurosciences breast imaging cancer/oncology care surgery and more we invite you to apply.

Required Experience:

Junior IC