Medical Assistant Wellington Neurosurgery

Medical Assistant

A Medical assistant has 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 will be responsible for communicating clearly with patients seeking care through different modalities including telephone and in-person interactions.

Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? As a Medical Assistant at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team, ensuring our patients receive the best care. At Intermountain, you will be part of a team that values career advancement, innovation, and collaboration, where your skills are valued and your contributions make a lasting impact.

Shift Details : Monday - Thursday 7 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 30 p.m. (will work 4 - 10 hour shifts a week) holidays off Unit / Location : Wellington Neurosurgery, Grand Junction, CO Additional Details : Wellington Neurosurgery is a surgical specialty office that sets the bar high in the care we offer. The MA position for our office is more clerical and detail oriented. Vitals, data entry, rooming patients, chart prep and supporting provider with orders. We are a team effort for office flow. Come join our amazing team!

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As a Medical Assistant 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.

Minimum Qualifications :

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.

Location : Advanced Medical Pavilion

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.

$19.87 - $28.31

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.