Medical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Medical Assistant

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Pay: $18/hour to start, with opportunities for certification and pay increases

About the Opportunity

We are seeking motivated, career-driven individuals who are pursuing a future in healthcare and looking to gain valuable hands-on clinical experience. This position is ideal for recent graduates pursuing medical school, physician assistant school, nursing school, or other advanced healthcare programs who need direct patient care and clinical hours.

Working alongside physicians and experienced medical professionals in a specialty cardiovascular clinic, you will support patients throughout their entire visit while developing clinical, administrative, and medical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients from check-in through check-out to ensure a positive and seamless experience
• Room patients and collect vital signs, medical histories, and other clinical information
• Serve as a medical scribe during patient visits, documenting provider assessments and treatment plans in the electronic medical record system
• Present patient information and updates to providers before examinations
• Assist physicians in coordinating follow-up care, referrals, laboratory orders, and treatment plans
• Maintain accurate and timely patient documentation
• Support clinic operations while delivering excellent patient care and customer service
• Float between clinic locations as needed

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in a science or healthcare-related field such as:
    • Biology
    • Integrative Physiology
    • Pre-Medicine
    • Pre-Health
    • Pre-Nursing
    • Similar life science discipline
  • Strong interest in pursuing advanced education within the healthcare field
  • Commitment to remaining in the role for approximately 18-24 months
  • Excellent communication, professionalism, and attention to detail
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to work in a fast-paced clinical environment
• Preferred:
  • Medical Assistant, scribe, healthcare, or patient care experience
  • Experience with Epic or other EMR systems
  • Coursework in anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, or related sciences

What You'll Gain

• Direct patient care and clinical experience for future healthcare programs
• Daily mentorship and exposure to physicians and healthcare professionals
• Employer-sponsored Medical Assistant certification with pay increase upon completion
• Clear growth path from trainee to primary Medical Assistant supporting a dedicated physician
• Collaborative team environment with peers pursuing similar healthcare career goals
• Valuable networking opportunities within the medical field

Why This Role?

This is an excellent opportunity for recent graduates looking to build meaningful clinical experience while working directly with patients and providers. You'll gain hands-on exposure to healthcare, develop practical clinical skills, and build a strong foundation for your future career in medicine, nursing, physician assistant studies, or other healthcare professions.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Golden, CO.

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Golden,CO.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 13, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applicationsand qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, youacknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.