Medical Assistant - Avon Urgent Care

The role

The Medical Assistant independently assists providers with patient care, maintains patient records, and completes administrative duties. Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, assisting with procedures, and managing examination room supplies.

What you will do

• Obtains, monitors, and records vital signs, patient history, and invasive procedures.
• Fields patient phone calls promptly and in a professional manner.
• Assists providers and other clinical staff with examinations, procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care.
• Prepares patient for scheduled procedures, including venipunctures, injections, and initiates intravenous therapy as necessary.
• Monitors medical condition of patient and report change to appropriate provider.
• Maintains patient documentation and communicates plan of care with provider.
• Ensures cleanliness, adequate stock of supplies and functioning equipment in examination rooms.
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment and tools.
• Completes shift opening and closing procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications

• One of the following is required prior to starting: CMA by AAMA, RMA by AMT, NCMA by NCCT, CCMA by NHA, MAC by AMCA, Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant by NAHP, State of Colorado Licens
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements, access online forms and policies, and complete online benefits enrollment.
• Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Must be HIPAA compliant.

Nice to have

• Minimum of 2 years experience with applicable patient care and administrative duties
• Ability to perform venipunctures, administer injections, and initiate intravenous therapy

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
• Housing programs
• Childcare reimbursement
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Tuition Assistance
• Existing Student Loan Repayment
• Specialty Certification Reimbursement
• Annual Supplemental Educational Funds
• Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year

Before you apply

• One of the specified licenses or certifications must be held prior to starting
• Must be able to obtain necessary computer skills within 90 days

About the company

Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides care in Vail.