Medical Assistant

PrimeHealth+ • Grand Junction, CO

20h • Onsite

About The Position

To assist patients and providers by providing a broad range of clinical and administrative functions to the clinic, specifically focusing on Convenient Care. This role involves preparing exam rooms with appropriate equipment, assisting providers during patient visits, rooming and discharging patients according to protocol, and performing Point of Care (POC) tests as ordered. Key clinical duties include venipuncture for blood collection, administering and charting subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intradermal injections, vaccinations, and medications per provider or standing orders. The Medical Assistant is also responsible for maintaining education and knowledge of vaccination programs like VFC, setting up and administering patient oxygen, and performing 3-point testing for oxygen recertification. Administrative tasks include keeping assigned rooms clean and stocked, assisting with inventory, managing prescription refill requests, following up on prescriptions, lab orders, and testing, pre-visit planning, and making patient appointments. The role requires maintaining quality of care, participating in clinic quality improvement plans, and assisting in orienting new medical assistant team members to clinic protocols and workflows.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1+ years working in a clinical setting
• Medical Terminology
• Good Proficiency and navigation PC application included but not limited to MicroSoft suite of products and EMR systems
• Ability to multitask while actively listening
• Excellent keyboarding skills
• Proper phone etiquette and articulate speech
• Effective communication skills and the ability to build rapport with the patients, outside professionals and staff
• Ability to work in a PCHM team model of care
• TDAP (up to date booster)
• MMR series
• Varicella
• HEP B series
• Flu
• TB Screening

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a Certified Medical Assistant Program
• Bilingual Spanish/English

Responsibilities

• Ready the exam room with the appropriate equipment before patient visits. Set up all procedures and assist the provider during the patient visit as needed.
• Room patients, prepare them for the provider, and discharge them as per written protocol.
• Per provider order and/or standing orders, perform POC (Point of Care) tests.
• Perform venipuncture for blood collection.
• Administer and chart subcutaneous (SC), intramuscular (IM), or intradermal (ID) injections and/or vaccinations, and medications per provider order or standing orders.
• Maintain required education for and working knowledge of VFC (Vaccines for Children) or other vaccination programs clinic participates in.
• Set up patient oxygen and administer O2 to patient via appropriate delivery and perform 3-point testing for oxygen recertification.
• Keep assigned rooms cleaned after each patient and stocked appropriately and assist with maintenance of inventory as assigned.
• Manage prescription refill requests.
• Follow up on prescriptions, lab orders, and testing
• Pre-visit plan for upcoming scheduled days.
• Makes appointments for patients as needed.
• Maintain quality of care.
• Participation in clinic quality improvement plans
• Assists in orienting new medical assistant team members to clinic protocols and workflows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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