Medical Assistant Lead CommonSpirit (St. Thomas More Hospital)

Fremont Economic Development Corporation; Utah; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Medical Assistant Lead to join their team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for providing direct patient care and leading front-line staff to ensure the smooth operation of clinical services. With a focus on relationship-based care, you will collaborate with healthcare teams to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment that values your commitment to making a difference in the community. If you are passionate about healthcare and eager to contribute to a mission-driven organization, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience preferred in a clinical setting.
• Current Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support front line staff in clinical operations.
• Provide direct patient care and manage operational issues.

Skills

Clinical skills

Patient care

Communication

Education

High School Degree or Equivalent

Diploma from an accredited medical assistant’s program

Current Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant

Tools

BLS for healthcare providers

Job description

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado TM, telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

Overview

You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more.

The Medical Assistant Lead assumes a supportive role and has responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient. As a Medical Assistant Lead with us you will:

• Demonstrates personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values. Provides direct patient care.
• Responsible for leading and providing front line staff support as it relates to day-to-day clinical operations. This includes, but is not limited to the delegation of duties to office staff as assigned, management of operational issues, assurance that staff adhere to clinic quality, regulatory, billing, and customer service standards, and the provision of staff duties.
• Individual will serve as point of contact for any issue in the daily operation of the clinic and will assess, resolve and/or escalate to Clinic Supervisor and/or Assistant Administrator as appropriate.

Medical Assistants are essential to delivering whole person care to our patients. We offer a Medical Assistant Clinical Ladder to support growth and development within the system!

In Colorado the pay ranges begin at $20.00 for non-certified and $21.25 for Certified Medical Assistants.

Qualifications

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• One year experience preferred
• Clinical skills and knowledge base specific to specialty
• High School Degree or Equivalent required
• Diploma from an accredited medical assistant’s program and externship completed is preferred
• Current Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant required
• BLS for healthcare providers from the American Heart Association required

Physical Requirements-Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

Your Connected Community

At CommonSpirit Mountain Region, we believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness.

CommonSpirit Medical Group (CMG) offers providers a true opportunity to live their calling to care while experiencing the support of