Medical Assistant Resident Patterson Primary Care

Medical Assistant Resident

A Medical Assistant resident with no prior medical assistant experience learns to work as a medical assistant in a clinical setting. Medical Assistant Residents are learning from Clinicians, Nurses, and Medical Assistants while on the job. Medical Assistant Residents have accountability for providing care to patients in an ambulatory clinic setting. This will involve caring for patients with acute and chronic needs. A Medical Assistant resident will be responsible for communicating clearly with patients seeking care through different modalities including telephone and in-person interactions.

Preference will be given to candidates with prior CNA or EMT or other clinic work experience for this training position. This position will require enrollment in a Medical Assistant program within six months of hire and completion of the program by one year of enrollment.

Shift Details : Monday - Friday 10 hour shifts and holidays off. Schedule to be discussed during interview. Unit / Location : Patterson Primary Care Clinic, Grand Junction, CO. Additional Details : This is the fastest growing clinic in Grand Junction offering a wide range of skill utilization.

Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? Are you looking to move your career into a clinical setting and become a Medical Assistant? Intermountain Health has an on the job training program to assist with this transition. From the start, you will be learning from Clinicians, Nurses, and Medical Assistants while on the job. Medical Assistant Residents have accountability for providing care to patients. This will involve caring for patients with acute and chronic needs and responsible for communicating clearly with patients seeking care through telephone and in-person interactions. Furthering your growth, you will be required to enroll into a formal Medical Assisting program within six months of hire and complete within one year.

As a Medical Assistant Resident at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team, ensuring our patients receive the best care by :

• Providing Patient Care : Under the direction of the Clinician, providing care to patients by assisting the provider to gather information that is relative to the patient's visit and condition.
• Effective Communication : Communicating clearly with patients seeking care through different modalities including telephone and in-person interactions.
• Team Collaboration : Working with cross functional teams to collaborate on patient care. Attention to detail and follow through are key components in helping to provide the care that is needed.

Medical Assistant Resident Minimum Qualifications :

Strongly Preferred Qualifications :

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Need to walk and assist with transporting / ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing / pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.

Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)

May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

For roles requiring driving : Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Physical Requirements : Location : Patterson Primary Care Clinic. Work City : Grand Junction. Work State : Colorado. Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40. The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$19.31 - $26.22

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.