Medical Assistant

St Anthony Hospital; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center delivering comprehensive care across trauma, cardiology, stroke, and more.

The Medical Assistant will collaborate with the healthcare team to identify and meet patient needs, perform a range of clinical tasks, and support front office duties as needed. Competitive pay based on certification and growth within the MA Clinical Ladder are available.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
• BLS through American Heart Association required.
• Preferred: Medical Assistant certification/registration.
• Preferred: EMT experience or completion of an accredited Medical Assisting program.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs and relay findings to the provider.
• Demonstrate competency in therapeutic and diagnostic interventions including vital signs and basic procedures.
• Contribute to care planning with the interdisciplinary team and support patient self-management.
• Complete Medical Assistant Core Skills and any specialty competencies per Scope of Practice.
• Maintain confidential patient charts and records, including document importation.
• Document status, interventions and outcomes accurately and timely.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient care

Team collaboration

Clinical documentation

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

BLS through American Heart Association

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Medical Assistant, 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, potentially assist with front office duties, and meticulously maintain accurate chart documentation. You will also participate in professional development, contributing actively to our high-valued MA team. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care, our organizational mission, and core values. Your commitment to patient care standards and growth within our MA Clinical Ladder, with competitive pay based on certification, will be key.

• 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 the 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 a patient plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team; determines presence/absence of barriers to active participation in the individualized care plan and ability to selfmanage their health conditions, with the purpose of planning patient care and care coordination.
• 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.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records, including importing and communication of scanned documents.
• Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• BLS through American Heart Association

Preferred

• Certified or Registered Medical Assistant from recognized program
• One (1) year experience as a Medical Assistant or as an EMT
• Completion of Medical Assisting Program/Trade/Technical School
• Completion of EMT Program/Trade/Technical School Associates who have completed EMT training will need to complete required courses on pharmacology

Where You'll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.