Medical Assistant

St. Anthony Hospital; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado seeks a dedicated Medical Assistant to support the healthcare team and patients. You will perform clinical tasks, assist with front office duties, and ensure precise chart documentation, contributing to a high-valued MA team.

You will be accountable for relationship-based care and growth within the MA Clinical Ladder, with compensation tied to certification. Join a fast-paced trauma and specialty care environment focused on patient-centered outcomes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification through American Heart Association.
• Experience as Medical Assistant or EMT preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical tasks as directed by providers.
• Assist with front office duties as needed.
• Maintain accurate chart documentation.
• Participate in professional development and MA team activities.
• Maintain confidential patient records and charts.
• Document interventions and patient responses accurately and timely.

Skills

Clinical tasks

Patient care

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

BLS (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.

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

• 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.

Pay Range

$18.60 - $28.83 /hour