Medical Assistant I

Company: UCHealth
Location: Littleton
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Description
Medical Assistant position with UCHealth Medical Group in primary care and specialty care clinics in the Colorado Springs region. Full-time positions, several opportunities available.
Work Schedule: Full Time Days
Responsibilities:
Performs routine clinic duties under the direction and supervision of a provider or nurse, assists with performing patient care.
Performs basic clinical skills and specimen collection. Monitors and communicates changes in patient conditions. Documents patient care provided.
Maintains equipment and medical supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning, and troubleshooting. Maintains examination areas.
Performs administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration.
Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
Requirements:

• Credentials:
  Essential:
  * Basic Life Support
  * Registered Medical Assistant
  * Certified Medical Assistant
• If you do not hold Medical Assistant certification or registration, you must have completed an accredited medical assistant program or have three years of medical assistant work experience.
• Other information:
  Minimum Required Education: High School diploma or GED.
  Required Licensure/Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider.
  Minimum Experience: None Required.
• BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire. All life support certification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer is only good upon hire and all renewals will need to be through an American Heart Association sanctioned course.)
  The pay range for this position is: $20.26 - $26.34 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
  UCHealth offers a Five Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of five years' employment.
  UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:
  
  • Full medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Retirement plans to include pension plan and 403(b) matching
  • Paid time off. Start at UCHealth with a bank of PTO after your first pay check. Accrue PTO hours on hours worked
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
  • Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
  • Wellness benefits
  • 5 year incentive bonus
  • Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance
  • Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
    Loan Repayment:
    UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!
    UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
    At UCHealth, we do things differently
    We believe in something different: a focus on the individuality of every person. In big ways and small, we exist to improve the extraordinary lives of all those we serve. As Colorado's largest and most innovative health care system, we as a team deliver on the commitment to provide the best possible experience for our patients

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