CO Medical Assistant

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 57,308,000 - 65,188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

2 weeks paid vacation

12 sick days

Holiday pay

401(K) match

Job summary

Rocky Vista University Health Center in Englewood, CO is seeking a full-time Medical Assistant to provide direct patient services and support physicians in a busy clinical setting.

The role involves patient interviews, history taking, basic physicals, injections, phlebotomy, EKGs, and specimen collection, while maintaining strict confidentiality and accurate medical records. A supportive team environment offers opportunities for growth and ongoing education.

Qualifications

• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Serve and protect the practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhance practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including helping or substituting for the front desk as needed.
• Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary.
• Perform job responsibilities as part of the team; interact well with other members of the team.
• Participate in team and staff meetings as requested.
• Participate in staff development programs and promote team cohesiveness.

Responsibilities

• Provide Direct Patient Services
• Verify patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history into EMR; confirming purpose of visit.
• Prepare patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary.
• Perform office procedures such as IM/SQ injections of medications, including vaccination. Spirometry, EKG, phlebotomy, urine tests, throat and nasal cultures and others as needed.
• Secure patient information and maintain patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keeping patient information confidential.
• Assist Health Center Physicians
• Help physicians with office procedures and minor surgeries.
• Perform simple wound management.
• Schedule patients for tests, follow up appointments.
• Triage patient calls and counsel patients by transmitting physician's orders and answering questions.
• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Clean and sterilize materials and instruments following universal precautions.
• Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keep supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
• Prepare examination rooms; select, setup and maintain medical supplies and equipment for all examinations and procedures.

Skills

Patient interaction

EMR documentation

Injections

Phlebotomy

Job description

Rocky Vista University

Rocky Vista University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Actionemployer that does not discriminate against an employee orapplicant based upon race, color, religion, gender, nationalorigin, disability, or veteran status. Rocky Vista University is anEqual Opportunity Employer.

CO Medical Assistant

US-CO-Englewood

Job ID: 2026-3574

# of Openings: 1

Category: Healthcare Support

Rocky Vista University

Overview

Rocky Vista University Health Center in Englewood,COhas an opening for an

Medical Assistant (Full-Time)

Salary:

$20.00 - $22.75 per hour.A quality bonus is availableto employees who demonstrate exceptional patient care, teamwork,and adherence to safety and quality standards. Eligibility is basedon measurable outcomes such as protocol compliance, reducedreadmissions, and strong performance evaluations. This bonusrewards the dedication and professionalism that drive ourcommitment to excellence. The salary of the finalist(s)selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors,including but not limited to skill, knowledge, experience,education, and credentials.

Benefits:

RVU offers a full benefits package that includes Health, Dentaland Vision insurance, along with 2 weeks (minimum) accrued paidvacation days per year, 12 accrued sick days per year, personaldays, 13 ½ paid holidays (if the clinic is opened and you arescheduled to work on a holiday you will be paid time and a halfinstead of holiday pay) and 401(K) match up to 7% based onemployee’s contribution.

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence: We are RockyVista University (RVU), a diverse, equitable, and inclusivehealthcare education university that recognizes, values, andrespects the commonalities and differences reflected in ourstudents, staff, faculty, and alumni. We strive to be compassionatehealthcare educators and practitioners who embrace and championinclusive excellence.

RVU is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.Qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability,protected veteran status or other characteristics protected bylaw.

Responsibilities

• Provide Direct Patient Services
• Verify patient information by interviewing patient; recordingmedical history into EMR; confirming purpose of visit.
• Prepare patients for examination by performing preliminaryphysical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature;reporting patient history summary.
• Perform office procedures such as IM/SQ injections ofmedications, including vaccination. Spirometry, EKG, phlebotomy,urine tests, throat and nasal cultures and others as needed.
• Secure patient information and maintain patient confidence bycompleting and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnosticcoding and procedure coding; keeping patient informationconfidential.
• Assist Health Center Physicians
• Help physicians with office procedures and minorsurgeries.
• Perform simple wound management.
• Schedule patients for tests, follow up appointments.
• Triage patient calls and counsel patients by transmittingphysician's orders and answering questions.
• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment byestablishing and following standards and procedures; complying withlegal regulations.
• Clean and sterilize materials and instruments followinguniversal precautions.
• Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions;troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performingpreventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keep supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders;verifying receipt.
• Prepare examination rooms; select, setup and maintain medicalsupplies and equipment for all examinations and procedures.

Qualifications

• Update job knowledge by participating in educationalopportunities
• Serve and protect the practice by adhering to professionalstandard, policies and procedures, federal, state, and localrequirements.
• Enhance practice reputation by accepting ownership foraccomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunitiesto add value to job accomplishments.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including helping orsubstituting for the front desk as needed
• Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changingsituations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs,such as reprioritizing work as necessary.
• Perform job responsibilities as part of the team; interact wellwith other members of the team.
• Participate in team and staff meetings as requested.
• Participate in staff development programs and promote teamcohesiveness.

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