Medical Assistant I

Orthopedic Centers Of Colorado • Denver, CO

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About The Position

The Medical Assistant I assists physicians with basic patient care and provides high-quality customer service while following established protocols and processes and managing patient volume without compromising quality. The role performs clinical rooming and procedural support, maintains clean and stocked exam and procedure rooms, documents patient information, supports patient education, and helps address patient, physician, and pharmacy needs. It also provides scheduling and other front-desk support.

Requirements

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• At least 5 years of experience working as a medical assistant, including 2 or more years of recent experience in a hand/arm clinic or with a hand/arm provider.
• Strong focus on patient quality and customer service.
• Excellent follow-through and ability to see tasks to completion.
• Strong, clear written and verbal communication skills.
• High degree of self-motivation and ability to produce high-quality work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work early, late, and long hours as needed to meet the essential functions of the job.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic rooming duties, including cast application and removal, suture and staple removal, blood draws, autoclave use, and PRP injection preparation, with appropriate documentation.
• Complete Phreesia/MIPS input.
• Maintain supplies and equipment; prepare and clean exam and procedure rooms; and stock and sterilize instruments.
• Assist physicians during procedures and monitor patients in the recovery area.
• Ensure initial consultations, pertinent notes, lab slips, and radiology and pathology reports are entered in patient files and available to the physician before patient arrival.
• Provide physician-directed patient education on office policies, medications, pain, injury and disease management, home treatments, and special diets using appropriate medical terminology.
• Ensure consent forms are completed, signed, and filed.
• Respond to patient, physician, and pharmacy calls and messages and assist with their needs.
• Assist the front desk with rescheduling patients, scheduling surgeries, entering blocks for physicians, and ordering X-rays and culture tests.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO package and paid holidays.
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
• Ability to purchase accident insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Opportunities for internal training and development.
• Retirement plan eligibility after one month of service, with eligibility in company profit sharing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed