Medical Assistant

Description

Medical Assistant - Accelerated Staffing Development Program - Denver / Cherry Creek Outpatient Clinics

Department : Positions available in primary care and specialty care clinics. Specialty care including Cardiology, Ortho, Urology, Neurology, and more. Potential to develop and grow in a clinical ladder model.

FTE : Days, 1.0, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift : Full-time Days, various shifts available

Pay : $20.26 - $26.34 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

Career Progression : UCHealth offers a structured way for Medical Assistants to grow your skills, responsibilities, and pay. As you gain experience and expertise, you can move up through different levels of our clinical ladder.

Minimum Requirements :

High School Diploma or GED

MA certification or registration (Medical Assistant I)

UCHealth will hire into a Medical Assistant title in lieu of a Medical Assistant registration or certification if a candidate possesses : 3 years of Medical Assistant experience OR is a graduate of an accredited medical assistant program.

BLS - BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire

At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s) :

Provides direct patient care under the delegation and / or supervision of a nurse / healthcare provider

Prioritizes wellness and patient perspectives

Models proficiency through precepting those new to healthcare and / or UCHealth

Effectively partners with specialized ancillary team members

Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative clinical environment

Contributes to solutions to secure safety and quality at the point of care

MA :

Direct care includes, but is not limited to gathering vital signs, specimen collection, communicating changes in patient condition and general patient care.

Assists to keep care area stocked, cleaned and orderly.

Maintains equipment and medical supplies.

Performs administrative or clerical duties as assigned including filing, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth invests in its Workforce.

Career Progression : UCHealth offers a structured way for Medical Assistants to grow your skills, responsibilities, and pay. As you gain experience and expertise, you can move up through different levels of our clinical ladder.

Educational Benefits : We're committed to investing in your future. Whether you're looking for a full degree or want to enhance your skills, we have education benefits to support you. Through UCHealth's Ascend program, we'll cover 100% of your tuition, books, and fees for certain approved degree programs. For many other educational opportunities, we offer up to $5,250 per year.

Incentive Bonus : UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years' employment.

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package :

Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents

403(b) with employer matching contributions

Time away from work : paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank

Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options

Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options

Wellness benefits

Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD / HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs

Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year

Loan Repayment :

• UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

Who We Are (uchealth.org)

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