Certified Medical Assistant

CommonSpirit Health; Frisco (CO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Summit County housing stipend

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's St. Anthony Summit Hospital in Frisco seeks a Medical Assistant II to support providers, manage charting, and assist with front office tasks as needed.

You will deliver compassionate care, handle routine clinical duties, and contribute to an efficient patient-focused environment. The role emphasizes patient education, care coordination, and collaborative practice with the health team, with growth opportunities in MA clinical ladder and on-site Summit County housing support

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
• National CMA/CCMA/RMA certification from AAMA/AMT/ARMA/NAHP/NHA/NCCT.
• Successful completion of MA core skills and specialty competencies.

Responsibilities

• Assess physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs and report findings to the provider.
• Perform clinical tasks, monitor vital signs, administer procedures and manage patient flow.
• Educate patients and families, promote self-management and adherence to plans of care.
• Precept and mentor new staff as needed.

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

BLS through American Heart Association

Nationally Certified Medical Assistant / CMA / CCMA / RMA

Tools

Medical Assistant Core Skills

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 commitmentto 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-managetheir 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.

$400/month Summit County housing stipend available for full time residents of Summit, Park, Eagle, Grand, Clear Creek, Lake, and Chaffee Counties. Must work at least 80% physically on-site at a CommonSpirit Mountain Region site in Summit County and full time or part time status (PRN ineligible). More details available upon offer.

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

St. Anthony Summit Hospital is a Level III trauma center serviced by Flight For Life Colorado. We are nationally recognized as a multiple-time recipient of the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience, and we were named a Top 100 Hospital in the U.S. by IBM Watson Health in 2018. We also are a Pathway to Excellence-designated hospital, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as being one of the best hospitals for nurses to work. We provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Summit County and the surrounding region, including surgical, emergency/trauma, critical care, birth center, orthopedics, breast care, digital mammography, breast MRI, radiology and imaging, infusion therapy, nuclear medicine, cardiology, oncology, Summit Sleep Disorders Center, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), gastroenterology and Total Joint Replacement. We proudly provide convenient care where you live, work and play - that's why visitors and residents alike can count on us for emergent and urgent medical services. In addition to 24/7, Level III emergency care at St. Anthony-Summit Hospital in Frisco, we have three emergency mountain clinics at the base of the Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone resorts, as well as urgent care and primary care available from CMG High Country Healthcare clinics in Frisco, Breckenridge and Silverthorne.