Medical Assistant Lead

UCHealth; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

PTO and family leave

Tuition assistance up to $10,000/year

Employer matching 403(b) plan

Job summary

UCHealth in Boulder, CO, seeks an experienced Lead Medical Assistant to guide a team and oversee duties in a full-time onsite role. The position emphasizes mentoring, coordination of daily workflow, and adherence to departmental policies with a focus on quality and teamwork.

The ideal candidate has CMA/RMA certification, BLS, and at least one year of healthcare experience. The role requires dayshift, no hybrid options, and compensation between $22.14 and $28.78 per hour, based on experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) required; BLS Healthcare Provider.
• Minimum 1 year of healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development, implementation, and evaluation of departmental policies and procedures.
• Provide mentoring, monitoring, coaching, and contribute to evaluation of team members' performance.
• Promote efficiency, quality, teamwork and cooperation among team members.
• Coordinate services, prioritizing assignments and workflow, and promoting situational decision-making.
• Perform all responsibilities of primary role and guide others on handling simple or complex issues.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Coordinating

Critical thinking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Location: UCHealth Boulder Health Center - Boulder, CO

Department: Ufm Boulder

Work Schedule: Full Time, 0.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days

Pay: $22.14 - $28.78 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Summary:

Leads team members of an assigned area or function by demonstrating and providing advanced knowledge of job responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

Assists with the development, implementation, and evaluation of departmental policies and procedures. Provides mentoring, monitoring, coaching, and contributes to evaluation of team members' performance.

Serves as a positive role model for team members by working with them to promote efficiency, quality, teamwork and cooperation.

Assists with coordinating services, prioritizing assignments and workflow, and promoting situational decision-making/problem solving.

Performs all responsibilities of primary role. Takes responsibility for, or provides guidance to team members on the handling of simple or complex issues.

Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements:

• Minimum Required Education: High School diploma or GED.

• Required Licensure/Certification: Certified or registered as a Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA). Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider.

• Minimum Experience: 1 year of healthcare experience.

Employees are our number one asset.

UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program.

Recognition

• Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.

• Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.

• Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.

• Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.

• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.

• Free Care.com membership.

• Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.

• Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.

• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.

• Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.

Retirement and savings

• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.

• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.

• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

• UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.

• Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.

• Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.

• Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.

• Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

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