Medical Office Assistant - Primary Care

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This position will close 06/12/2026.

San Luis Valley Health is seeking a full-time Medical Office Assistant to join our Primary Care Clinic! This position is responsible for supporting patients through exceptional customer service which includes managing all aspects of scheduling, admissions, and billing processes while supporting the clinical team with administrative services.

What You'll Have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent  
• Strong customer service skills  
• Experience with Microsoft Office products    

What You'll Do: 

• Clerical support tasks such as checking the mail, filing, monitoring failed fax log and other office support.  
• Communicating with patients and co-workers in a polite and respectful way.
• Maintain all scheduling aspect, coordinating patient care, confirming appointments and updating physician's schedules.
• Act as imaging services secretary when necessary, answering the phone and scheduling patients as necessary.
• Maintain accurate records and forms for billing, gathering insurance information and creating charts on all new patients.
• Collect co-payment, co-insurance and/or visit charges and past due amounts on patient accounts.

We Take Care of Our People

As the largest employer in the San Luis Valley, we commit to providing our employees with quality and affordable benefits to complement a fulfilling work experience and help balance life experiences and needs. To show our appreciation of your hard work, we offer a competitive and comprehensive total benefits package, including:

• Full medical, dental and vision plans to suit the needs of you and your family, with low-cost copays and deductibles, all without high out-of-pocket expenses.
• Enjoy a generous amount of Paid Time Off and Sick Leave in your first year with accruals starting on your first day!
• Start saving with Retirement plans available from day one, providing up to 5% employer match after one year of employment.
• Free life and disability insurance benefits for full-time employees with the opportunity to purchase additional coverage at low costs.
• Add to your benefit package with a variety of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection, medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts and more.
• Take care of yourself with our free on-site 24-hour employee health center, and discounts to a selection of local fitness/recreational centers.
• Keep learning by utilizing our education program benefits to foster your growth and development.
• Give back to the community with multiple opportunities throughout the year to volunteer with our own non-profit SLV Health Foundation and other SLV- and community-sponsored events.
• Discounts on cell-phone plans, ski/snowboard lift tickets, Dell computers, local pools, Adams State University functions and more!
• Your family is our family so our employees and their family members have access to our employee support services, including up to four free counseling sessions to assist with work/life solutions.  

Like to learn more? Click here for more information on our employee benefits program!