Certified Medical Assistant

St Anthony North Hospital; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

St Anthony North Hospital seeks a capable Medical Assistant II to support the care team and patients across clinical tasks, documentation, and patient education. This role emphasizes relationship-based care, safety, and adherence to health standards.

You will demonstrate clinical skills, contribute to care plans with the interdisciplinary team, and engage in ongoing professional development within our MA Clinical Ladder framework.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BLS through American Heart Association required.
• Nationally Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/CCMA/RCMA/NAHP/NHA/NCCT) certification required or obtained within scope.
• Completion of Medical Assistant Core Skills and role-specific competencies as defined by scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Assist providers with clinical tasks and care planning.
• Maintain accurate chart documentation and patient records.
• Support patient education and engagement using teach-back techniques.
• Assist with front office duties as needed to ensure clinic efficiency.
• Precept and mentor new staff or MA students as required.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient education

Motivational interviewing

Clinical documentation

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BLS through American Heart Association

Medical Assistant certification (CMA/CCMA/RCMA/NAHP/NHA/NCCT)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Medical Assistant II, you will assume a crucial supportive role, collaborating with the healthcare team and patients/families to identify and meet their comprehensive needs while promoting optimal health, well-being, and safety.

Every day you will perform a variety of clinical tasks as directed by providers, meticulously maintain accurate chart documentation, participate in professional development, and potentially assist with front office duties, all while contributing to an efficient and patient-focused work environment.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a commitment to patient care standards, strong clinical skills, and personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission. Your dedication to growth within our MA Clinical Ladder is highly valued.

• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data, and evaluate patient’s response and report to responsible provider to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic interventions including but not limited to vital signs, mini treatments/procedures, prevention services, previsit planning and postvisit follow up, medication refills per protocol for existing treatment plans and ensures patient flow through the clinic is efficient.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of patient plan of care and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team; determine presence/absence of barriers to active participation in the individualized care plan and ability to self-manage their health conditions, with the purpose of planning patient care and care coordination.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family, health literacy, barriers to learning readiness, needs, and ability, then provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching; patient engagement.
• Encourage patient engagement in the healthcare partnership through the use of motivational interviewing, evidence-basedself management support protocols, tools, and teach back methodology.
• Precepts and mentors new staff or medical assistant students as needed.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• BLS through American Heart Association
• Nationally Certified as a Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant by one of the following: AAMA, AMT, ARMA, NAHP, NHA or NCCT
• Successful completion of all Medical Assistant Core Skills, as well as additional competencies which are specialty specific, as defined within the Scope of Practice for Medical Assistants

Preferred

• Completion of Medical Assisting Program/Trade/Technical School
• Completion of EMT Program/Trade/Technical School

Where You'll Work

For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.

Pay Range

$20.46 - $31.71 /hour