What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Medical Assistant Lead position at CommonSpirit Health?
Job Summary and Responsibilities
You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more.
The Medical Assistant Lead assumes a supportive role and has responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient. As a Medical Assistant Lead with us you will:
- Demonstrates personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values. Provides direct patient care.
- Responsible for leading and providing front line staff support as it relates to day-to-day clinical operations. This includes, but is not limited to the delegation of duties to office staff as assigned, management of operational issues, assurance that staff adhere to clinic quality, regulatory, billing, and customer service standards, and the provision of staff duties.
- Individual will serve as point of contact for any issue in the daily operation of the clinic and will assess, resolve and/or escalate to Clinic Supervisor and/or Assistant Administrator as appropriate.
Medical Assistants are essential to delivering whole person care to our patients. We offer a Medical Assistant Clinical Ladder to support growth and development within the system!
In Colorado the pay ranges begin at $20.00 for non-certified and $21.25 for Certified Medical Assistants.
This position requires certification as a Medical Assistant through one of the following recognized certifying bodies:
- American Association of Medical Assistant (AAMA)
- American Medical Technologist (AMT)
- National Healthcare Association (NHA)
- National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
Job Requirements
In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:
- One year experience preferred
- Clinical skills and knowledge base specific to specialty
- High School Degree or Equivalent required
- Diploma from an accredited medical assistant’s program and externship completed is preferred
- Current Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant required
- BLS for healthcare providers from the American Heart Association required
Physical Requirements-Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)
Where You’ll Work
CommonSpirit Medical Group (CMG) offers providers a true opportunity to live their calling to care while experiencing the support of a built-in comprehensive network, vast resources, professional growth, trusted leadership, generous benefits and an amazing quality of life with locations in Colorado, Kansas and Utah. CMG is proud to connect providers and consumers through state-of-the-art technology, clinical resources and professional expertise to help people live healthier. Our coordinated services represent a full continuum of care – from preventive and early diagnoses to leading-edge treatment and life-saving critical care. CMG’s ability to deliver better health care value is the direct result of combining the best clinical tools, shared resources and medical expertise with a patient-centered approach that emphasizes CommonSpirit Mountain Region’s mission and commitment to quality, compassion and service.
Salary : $19 - $30