Medical Assistant

Description

Location: UCHealth Colorado Springs

Department: UCHealth Medical Group MA Float Pool

FTE: Full Time, 1.0, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days 

Pay: $21.49 - $27.94 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience  

Career Progression: UCHealth offers a structured way for Medical Assistants to grow your skills, responsibilities, and pay. As you gain experience and expertise, you can move up through different levels of our clinical ladder.

Educational Benefits: We're committed to investing in your future. Whether you're looking for a full degree or want to enhance your skills, we have education benefits to support you. Through UCHealth’s Ascend program, we'll cover 100% of your tuition, books, and fees for certain approved degree programs. For many other educational opportunities, we offer up to $5,250 per year.

Incentive Bonus: UCHealth offers a Three 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 three years’ employment.

Summary:

Performs routine clinical and administrative duties in support of assigned area or office.

Responsibilities:
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:

• Minimum Required Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Required Licensure/Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider.
  Minimum Experience: 3 years of Medical Assistant experience OR graduate of an accredited medical assistant program.
• 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.

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UCHealth invests in its Workforce.

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
• 403(b) with employer matching contributions
• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
• Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
• Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
• Wellness benefits
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs

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.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization. 

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