Medical Assistant Senior Burn Clinic

Children’s Colorado; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Part time

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Job summary

Children’s Hospital Colorado is seeking a Senior Medical Assistant to provide clinical and administrative support in the Burn Clinic. This part-time role offers two 10-hour shifts on weekdays and benefits eligibility.

The position involves rooming patients, EMR data management, referrals, insurance pre-authorizations, and supporting providers during examinations. Requires MA program graduate and CPR/BLS certification, with at least 1 year in a clinical setting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Licenses & certifications listed below.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for visits, directs to examining room, provides gowns and drapes, and conducts quality checks.
• Performs check-in/check-out, registration, scheduling, and follow-up coordination.
• Manages EMR medication data, processes medication forms, and supports referrals and insurance pre-authorizations.
• Provides general office support including phone/fax management and daily/weekly/monthly reporting.
• Acts as a preceptor for new staff, monitoring progress and providing training as directed.
• Maintains inventory and supplies, and participates in hospital committees as directed.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to professional standards and regulatory requirements.
• Assists with examinations, specimen handling, basic testing, and medication-related tasks per policy.
• Coordinates workload balancing with providers to optimize clinic flow.
• Provides phlebotomy/advanced specimen processing when indicated.
• Completes medical record documentation and MyChart enrollment assistance.
• Educates patients per standardized materials and guidance.
• Cross-trains to multiple specialties for front/back office duties.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Graduation from accredited Medical Assistant Program

Job description

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The Senior Medical Assistant (MA) provides clinical support to patients and assists care providers with clinical and administrative support.

• Department
  Burn Clinic
• Position Status
  20 hours per week, eligible for benefits
• Shift
  Variable weekdays,
  Two 10-hour shifts per week
• Salary Information
  Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
  Hourly Range: $20.14 to $30.21

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for the health care visit by directing and/or accompanying them to the examining room; providing examination gowns and drapes; arranging examining room instruments, supplies, and equipment. Conducts quality checks.
• Performs and supports patient reception including performing check-in and check–out, registration, scheduling and coordinating patient follow up visits.
• Creates moderately complex patient correspondence (i.e completes medication administration permission forms, refill request routing, etc.). Participates in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) medication management. May need to synthesize or compile data from multiple areas of medical record to complete forms.
• Independently initiates referrals and insurance pre-authorizations.
• Provides general office support including phone and fax management.
• Completes daily, weekly and monthly monitoring of reports and compliance. E.g. daily charge report, compliance with logs and checks, and etc.
• Serves as the preceptor for new staff including orientation, education, skill validation, tracking, assessment and monitoring progress.
• Ensures supplies are ready by monitoring inventory, stocking work areas, placing orders and verifying receipt.
• Participates in hospital committees as directed by leadership.
• Serves as a mentor, expert in clinical area/skill, a safety coach/specialist, and continuously assists in reviewing and assessing peers’ skill set.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; reviewing and/or recording medical history; taking vital signs; confirming purpose of visit or treatment. Reports areas of concern to next care provider.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping patient care information confidential.
• Adheres to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and The Joint Commission standards.
• Supports patient care delivery by assisting health care providers during examinations; preparing laboratory specimens; performing basic testing; disposing of contaminated supplies; cleaning or preparing for sterilization of medical instruments; administering medications per policy and procedures; telephoning prescriptions to pharmacies and other duties within scope.
• Anticipates and leads in balancing workloads and MA assignments and maintaining patient/clinic flow by coordinating with providers and clinic team.
• Provides phlebotomy and advanced specimen processing (i.e., centrifuge, Meditech) when indicated.
• Completes lab test follow up and medical record documentation.
• Prepares and completes medical record for visit by recording patient information, treatment, and test results. Assists with patient “MyChart” enrollment.
• Participates in the standardized education of patients through written instructions and answering questions as directed by provider.
• Cross trains to multiple specialties/sub-specialties for front and back office (where applicable).

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • High School diploma or GED
  • Graduation from accredited Medical Assistant Program.
• Experience
  • One (1) year in a direct health care role
  • Ambulatory experience preferred
• Equivalency
  • Additional one year of experience in a direct health care role may substitute for graduation from a Medical Assistant program.
  • Total experience requirement without graduation from a Medical Assistant program is two years of experience in a direct health care role.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers / CPR
  • Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, National Certified Medical Assistant, Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant.

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
EEO Statement
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