Urgent Care Medical Assistant & EMT-B

Surgery Partners, Inc; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health, Vision and Dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Animas Surgical Hospital in Durango, CO seeks a Medical Assistant or EMT-B to provide technical medical assistance to physicians, nurses, and support staff in an acute care setting. The role supports exams, procedures, and patient care across urgent care and ED contexts.

You will perform vital signs, airway support, blood draws, specimen collection, documentation, and clerical duties, while maintaining SBAR communication and collaboration with the care team.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent.
• Certification, Licensure: BLS, ACLS, PALS. MA or EMT Certification - CO state or National Registry, (EMTI or EMTP preferred)
• Experience: Strong computer skills, minimum 2 years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs vital signs and documents in patient chart.
• Administers oxygen; performs basic life support airway support, including ventilation, use of airway adjuncts, and jaw thrust.
• Performs oral, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning.
• Performs peripheral IV initiation.
• Performs splinting and wound care including dressing and steri-strips.
• Responsible for patient specimen collections which may include IV blood draws, nasal swabs, point of care monitoring, etc.
• Performs suture/staple removal upon completion of department training and competency validation.
• Performs 12-Lead EKGs.
• Demonstrates effective use of clinical strategies to ensure patient and associate safety.
• Collaborates with medicine, nursing and other health care professionals regarding plan of care, follow-up and evaluation for the patient and family
• Assists with the following procedures and within ASH defined UC Tech scope of practice: suturing and pelvic exams.
• Performs accurate and timely documentation of all tasks, observations, and procedures performed.
• Performs UC clerical duties, including but not limited to, patient registration, order entry, and patient status changes, discharges, and transfers.
• Utilizes SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) for communication.

Skills

Vital signs

Documentation

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Animas Surgical Hospital in Durango, CO seeks a Medical Assistant or EMT-B to provide technical medical assistance to physicians, nurses, and support staff in an acute care setting. The role supports exams, procedures, and patient care across urgent care and ED contexts.

You will perform vital signs, airway support, blood draws, specimen collection, documentation, and clerical duties, while maintaining SBAR communication and collaboration with the care team.