# Medical Assistant

**Company**: Intermountain Health
**Location**: Salt Lake City, Utah
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $20.07 - $28.59 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

As a Medical Assistant at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team, ensuring our patients receive the best care.

The Medical Assistant will be responsible for providing care to patients in an ambulatory clinic setting, caring for patients with acute and chronic needs.

Responsibilities:

- Provide patient care under the direction of the clinician, gathering information relevant to the patient's visit and condition.

- Communicate clearly with patients seeking care through different modalities, including telephone and in-person interactions.

- Work with cross-functional teams to collaborate on patient care, with attention to detail and follow-through.

Minimum Qualifications:

- One of the following: proof of completion of a Medical Assistant program, at least one year of Medical Assistant work experience, or a current active and in good standing RN/LPN license to practice nursing in the state of Utah.

- Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

- Demonstrated basic computer skills involving word processing and data entry.

- Professional manner and strong interpersonal and communication skills.

- Ability to work collaboratively with patients and fellow caregivers to deliver the highest level of customer/patient satisfaction.

- Ability to protect privacy, confidentiality, and Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients, members, and caregivers.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in an outpatient clinic or other healthcare setting.

- Computer literacy in using electronic medical records (EMR) systems and other relevant software.

- Current national MA certification from one of the following national MA certifications or registrations: Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) of AMT, National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA), Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) of the AAMA.

Physical Requirements:

- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.

- Expected to lift and utilise full range of movement to transfer patients.

- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary: $20.07 - $28.59 per hour.

- Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.

- Up to $5,250 annually for education assistance.

- Partnerships with schools for debt-free programs.

## Skills

### Required
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- computer skills
- interpersonal and communication skills
- patient care
- team collaboration

### Nice to have
- electronic medical records (EMR) systems
- national MA certification

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