Bilingual Medical Assistant

Clinica; Westminster, Northern (CO, KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

FSA/HSA

Life and Disability

Retirement with Employer Contributions

Vacation, sick, extended illness time

Job summary

Clinica in Westminster, CO is hiring a Medical Assistant to help the clinic run smoothly and support providers in delivering patient care.

You will open the lab, prep rooms, take vitals, assist with procedures, and coordinate scheduling while maintaining a patient-centered, empathetic approach. Bilingual English/Spanish and MA training with externship required.

Join a collaborative team, enjoy growth opportunities, and contribute to excellent community health services.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Completion of a Medical Assistant training program with 100+ hours externship.
• Two+ years Medical Assistant experience in lieu of schooling.
• Maintain professionalism and empathy when interacting with patients.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with providers to anticipate needs and save time.
• Open the lab, prepare rooms for patients, print schedule, and huddle with providers.
• Take patients to the treatment room, get vitals and reason for visit.
• Perform blood draws, injections, and other lab tests.
• Prepare rooms for procedures and manage patient throughput.
• Process prior authorizations, orders, scheduling, labs, meds, and refills.
• Close pod labs, sterilize rooms/instruments, and prep for next day.
• Serve the community with a patient‑first mindset.

Skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Strong communication skills

Professional and empathetic presence

Team player

Education

Medical Assistant training program with 100+ hours externship

Two+ years Medical Assistant experience in lieu of school

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $22 USD to $28 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

"I've been at Clinica for 8 years and I love being able to connect patients with resources and information they may not know about. Those resources are so easy to get, and educating patients regarding access is rewarding. I've been both, a patient in the community and now an employee; I understand both sides." ~ Ybette, Medical Assistant Team Manager

"Here at Clinica, all the providers and staff really care about our patients. I love the caring environment and being able to help those in need." ~ Odalys, Medical Assistant Team Manager

"Clinica has been very flexible with me. I have great work/life balance. I trust my supervisor and our relationship. I am trusted to make decisions as a supervisor. I have a lot of support from my director, the other supervisors and staff. I love the patients." ~ Edna, Medical Assistant Team Manager

You will help the clinic run smoothly and take care of patient needs by assisting the medical providers. Be part of a patient centered team that…

Job Profile:

• Are you passionate about assisting patients and giving back to your community through medical care?
• Are you experienced with communicating clearly to both patients and providers?
• Do you have a professional and empathetic presence?
• Do you enjoy working as part of a team?
• Have you been adaptable and able to flow with change?
• Do you have experience with prioritizing work?
• Do you have experience with time management for you to be efficient?
• Are you bilingual in English and Spanish?

What You Get to Do:

• Build relationship with the provider to anticipate their needs and save time.
• Open the lab for your team, prepare rooms for patients, print out the schedule and huddle with providers in the morning.
• Take patients to the treatment room, get their vitals and reason for the appointment.
• Perform blood draws, injections, and other lab tests.
• Prepare rooms for procedures.
• Process prior authorizations, medial assistant orders, scheduling patients, lab results, medication refills, and stock patient rooms.
• At the end of the day, you will close the pod labs, sterilize the rooms and instruments, and prepare for the next day.
• You get to serve your community - you are here for the patients, and they are very grateful.

Compensation: All individual pay rates are calculated based on the candidate's experience and internal equity. Clinica will also pay any fees associated with receiving your Medical Assistant certification.

Certified Medical Assistant: $22.05 - $27.93 per hour

Uncertified/No Diploma Medical Assistant: Slightly below certified range

What We Need for this Job:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Completion of a Medical Assistant training program with over 100 hours of hands-on externship experience.
  • Two (2+) years recent experience a Medical Assistant in lieu of school
• Maintain a high level of professionalism and empathy when interacting with patients. Always be respectful.
• Strong communication skills - proactively ask for help, etc.
• Must be reliable and punctual.

What We Offer:

• Medical
• Vision
• FSA/HSA
• Life and Disability
• Retirement with Employer Contributions
• Vacation, sick, and extended illness time off options
• Open communication with leadership and mission-focused engagement
• Training and growth opportunities with a supportive team invested in your success

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

Certified MA

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