Medical Assistant, East Denver Medical Offices, Primary Care

About the position

The Medical Assistant at Kaiser Permanente's East Denver Medical Offices plays a crucial role in supporting medical providers by performing a variety of patient care and clerical duties. The primary focus is to ensure a smooth patient experience by rooming patients, facilitating provider schedules, and maintaining effective communication with patients and medical staff. This position emphasizes patient safety, quality care, and the development of strong relationships with members/patients.

Responsibilities

• Room patients and facilitate provider schedules.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and emergency policies and procedures.
• Perform basic medical functions such as vision screening, ear irrigations, and EKG tests.
• Support physicians during routine examination and treatment procedures.
• Perform clerical duties including completing patient visit records and scheduling appointments.
• Assist in training new employees and maintaining inventory of supplies.
• Demonstrate computer literacy for charting in an automated medical record.
• Administer specific medications as determined by the regional Nursing Service department.
• Prepare examination and treatment rooms for use by medical providers.
• Interview patients to determine the reason for visit and record vital signs.

Requirements

• Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program with a minimum of 120 hours of clinical experience.
• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required.
• Demonstrated customer service skills and customer focus abilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a healthcare setting.
• Bilingual skills may be preferred.

Benefits

• $5000 sign-on bonus eligible
• Potential for translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the collective bargaining agreement.