Certified Medical Assistant - Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic

CommonSpirit Health • Colorado Springs, CO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant II to join their Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic in Colorado Springs. In this role, you will collaborate with the healthcare team and patients/families to identify and meet comprehensive needs, promoting optimal health, well-being, and safety. Daily tasks include performing clinical duties as directed by providers, maintaining accurate chart documentation, participating in professional development, and potentially assisting with front office duties. The ideal candidate is a Certified Medical Assistant with a commitment to patient care standards, strong clinical skills, and personal accountability for relationship-based care and the organizational mission. Growth within the MA Clinical Ladder is highly valued.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• BLS through American Heart Association
• Nationally Certified as a Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant by one of the following: AAMA, AMT, NHA or NCCT
• Successful completion of all Medical Assistant Core Skills, as well as additional competencies which are specialty specific, as defined within the Scope of Practice for Medical Assistants

Nice To Haves

• Completion of Medical Assisting Program/Trade/Technical School
• Completion of EMT Program/Trade/Technical School

Responsibilities

• Assess patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data, and evaluate patient's response and report to responsible provider to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic interventions including but not limited to vital signs, mini treatments/procedures, prevention services, previsit planning and postvisit follow up, medication refills per protocol for existing treatment plans and ensures patient flow through the clinic is efficient.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of patient plan of care and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team; determine presence/absence of barriers to active participation in the individualized care plan and ability to selfmanage their health conditions, with the purpose of planning patient care and care coordination.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family, health literacy, barriers to learning readiness, needs, and ability, then provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching; patient engagement.
• Encourage patient engagement in the healthcare partnership through the use of motivational interviewing, evidencebased selfmanagement support protocols, tools, and teachback methodology.
• Precepts and mentors new staff or medical assistant students as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED