Medical Assistant (Full-time) – Clinical Coordinator (Boulder, CO)

Job Description

Are you seeking a professional opportunity that offers a friendly and positive work environment where you can work with helpful colleagues? Do you want to make a positive impact on your community while advancing your career? Look no further than Boulder Medical Center (BMC)!

BMC is a local, independent, and physician-owned medical group with over 20 primary and specialty care departments, 90 providers, and 325 clinical and support professionals. Since our founding by 10 physicians in 1949, we have grown and evolved to meet the needs of Boulder County and beyond.

We currently have clinics located in Boulder (2 locations), Louisville, Longmont, and Erie.

Summary

Boulder Medical Center (BMC) is seeking medically trained candidates to join our Immunization and Occupational Health team as a Medical Assistant (MA)! This position is benefit eligible working full-time 40 hours per week Monday - Friday.

As a Immunization and Occupational Health MA, you will be coordinating and administering vaccines, monitoring patients for adverse / allergic reactions, responding to emergency situations, and ensuring all necessary equipment and medications are available and prepared to respond to any emergency situations.

Job Perks

• Full-time employees are eligible for medical / dental / vision, flexible spending, company-paid life insurance and Short Term Disability (STD) as well as several voluntary benefit options, RTD EcoPass, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) and six (6) paid holidays annually.
• Part-time employees are eligible for medical / dental / vision, company-paid life insurance, voluntary benefits, RTD EcoPass, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday pay (if regularly scheduled to work on an observed holiday).
• Day shift work schedules.
• Experience working within a multi-specialty group practice with both primary and specialty care clinics.
  
  

Job Duties

• Responsible for staffing and scheduling of nurse visits for routine vaccines for current BMC patients ages 7 and older. This would include vaccination of BMC staff during orientation as needed.
• Assists in the planning and implementation of the BMC annual vaccine clinics (COVID, flu, etc.), including offering vaccines to BMC patients at the daily clinic and providing vaccines for BMC staff and providers.
• When performing Vaccine Administer Duties/Responsibilities:
• Draws up vaccines according to providers order and manufacturers instructions.
• Administers vaccines using safe and proper techniques and a system of double checks to ensure accuracy.
• Administer vaccinations while complying with all applicable federal, state, and local laws/regulations.
• Disposes of bio-hazardous waste in the appropriate and prescribed manner.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Inspects medical inventory to ensure appropriate materials and equipment are available to include masks, antihistamine, adrenaline injections, and oxygen; checks expiration dates on medication and syringes and removes any that are out of date; fills oxygen tanks as needed.
• Receive all clinic supplies including vaccine and transport to and from site.
• Perform clinic set up and cleanup.
• Return participant PHI and post clinic documentation in a prompt and timely manner.
• Return unused clinic supplies in a prompt and timely manner.
• Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned, which may include resource work for provider offices or pharmacy.
• Records all medical information and vaccine administration in the patients electronic medical record (EMR) according to BMC EMR protocol.
• When Performing Observation Duties/Responsibilities:
• Provide excellent customer service while putting participants at ease.
• Monitors patients after vaccination to ensure no life threating reactions are occurring; administers appropriate medical intervention as directed by protocols or other medical authorities.
• Trained and able to access CIIS database to order and reconcile vaccines as necessary for government programs.
• Injection training - Under guidance of the Clinical Trainer and Clinical Education Coordinator, serves as a preceptor for new employees injection training.
• Vaccine inventory - Assists the Public and Occupational Health Nurse with vaccine inventory tracking and management.
• Occupational health assistance - Assists the Public and Occupational Health Nurse with new hire orientation and ongoing employee health management projects such as TB assessment, TB skin test placement, n95 Fit testing, and necessary employee vaccines.
  

Required Experience

• Good history-taking skills, strong, competent computer skills; accurate and complete documentation skills; good time management and organizational skills.
• Relate well and communicate with patients, providers, and staff.
• Able to demonstrate self-direction in establishing priorities and working with little supervision.
  
  

Education Requirements (one Of The Following Options)

• Completion of Medical Assistant education. *Certification is not required but preferred.
• Other completed medical training, education, and proof of active certification is an acceptable substitution of Medial Assistant specific credentials. (Examples include but are not limited to: EMT, Surgical Tech, CNA, etc.).
• Military medical training and education with supporting documentation is an acceptable substitution of Medial Assistant specific credentials.
• College graduates with a completed four (4) year bachelor's degree is an acceptable substitution of Medial Assistant specific credentials. *College transcripts must reflect completed health science course work. Please submit a copy of your unofficial college transcripts at the time of applying.
  
  

Experience

• Previous experience as a Medical Assistant (MA) in a clinic setting, preferred
  
  

The starting hourly pay range for this position is commensurate with experience:

• $22.88 - $28.60/hour (full pay range is $22.88 - $34.32)
  
  

Location(s):

• Boulder, CO
  
  

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