Medical Assistant - Certified/Patient Specialist - Pediatrics

**Application Deadline: Accepted on an ongoing basis.** **Entry I Salary:** $22.46 per hour **Salary Range:** Up to $27.44 per hour, depending on experience, qualifications, and position level. Candidates with 0–12 months of relevant experience will be hired at the Entry I level with a starting salary of $22.46 per hour. Candidates with more than 12 months of relevant experience may be considered for a higher-level position, with compensation commensurate with their experience and qualifications, up to $27.44 per hour. **Sunrise Community Health Summary** ****Founded in 1973, Sunrise Community Health is dedicated to delivering high quality, affordable healthcare to Weld, Larimer, and surrounding counties in northern Colorado. With exceptional providers and convenient locations, we support each patient’s journey to wellness and are committed to our community’s health and well-being. **Medical Assistant/Patient Specialist:** The Medical Assistant/Patient Specialist performs administrative and clinical duties under the direction of medical providers. The Medical Assistant duties include scheduling appointments, taking, and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by medical provider. This position will also include Front Desk duties/coverage, including, greeting, and registering patients for treatment in the clinic by preparing forms, verifying insurance benefits, and explaining financial requirements to patients. Provides support with the daily activities of the medical office including filing, phone coverage, appointment scheduling, registration, and patient referrals. **Position Summary:** With a **Quality**, **Customer First**, and **Compassionate** approach, the Medical Assistant/Patient Specialist will: - Provide proper triage for patients. - Assist medical providers with procedures. - Monitor, maintain, and provide appropriate follow-up flags and phone notes in EHR desktop. - Record patient medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records. Chart pertinent data in EHR. - Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean. Stock exam rooms to maintain par levels. - Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure vital signs, weight, and height. - Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician. - Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician. - Collect blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, log specimens, and prepare them for testing. - Authorize drug refills in adherence to scope of practice and refill protocol and provide prescription information to pharmacy. - Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physician’s instructions to patients. - Clean and sterilize instruments and packs, dispose of contaminated supplies. - Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses. - Assist with scheduling appointments, follow-up care, referrals, and medication refills. - Return calls to patients in a timely manner and place outgoing calls as indicated by Providers. - Team Based Care – Clinical Care Collaboration – Work in collaboration and continuous partnership with providers, clinical staff, and community resources in a team approach to promote access to appropriate care in the goal of enhancing patient health. - Pre-Visit Team Based Planning – Review daily schedule and chart by care team, ensure documented instructions are written on the schedule, typed into the EHR appointment note, or in the EHR as a flag or clinical list update. - Ensure patient visit is more efficient by identifying: 1. Records from transitions of care are available during the patient visit. 2. Results from labs or diagnostic are in the EHR. 3. Labs or other services that are not specified in the standing orders protocols. - Participate in collaborative measures. Follow and initiate policy for standing orders. Schedule appo…