Medical Assistant I-II

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: College of Nursing

Job Title: Medical Assistant I-II

Position #:00845778 - Requisition #:39177

Job Summary:

The University of Colorado, College of Nursing, is seeking a Medical Assistant (Open Rank) for a full-time (1.0 FTE) benefits-eligible position at CU Center for Midwifery located in Longmont, CO. These positions will provide quality care to patients and provide some administrative support at the CU Center for Midwifery clinic located at 1551 Professional Lane STE 200, Longmont, CO 80501. Applicants should be educated and trained as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), or Medical Assistants (MAs).

Clinic Description:

The CU Center for Midwifery at Longmont is a private practice model that works collaboratively with the OB/GYN physicians on staff. We provide many services, including individualized care, alternative labor/birth options, and water birth, with referrals to childbirth education, lactation services, and provider groups within the system and community. We provide pregnancy, labor, and postpartum care as well as routine gynecological care, family planning, preconception, STI screening, and menopause care. The practice provides full-scope midwifery care to women at an outpatient clinic in Longmont with inpatient services at UCHealth Longs Peak HospitCFM believes that people benefit from personalized and comprehensive care that focuses on the patient while including the family in the plan of care. The MA will be part of a midwifery service that has a long and successful history within the University of Colorado system. The Center for Midwifery Longmont practice opened in 2017.

Supervision Received:

Direct supervision will be provided by the CNM Clinical Lead. 

Examples of Duties Performed:

Medical Assistant Duties (70%):

• Measures and documents vital signs; notifies provider of abnormal values.
• Completes Medication Reconciliation in HER.
• Records patient interview, history, and chief complaint in HER.
• Prepares patients for examinations and procedures as needed and assists providers with procedures as needed.
• Performs phlebotomy following lab procedure for the proper collection and handling of other lab specimens.
• Performs basic wound care and first aid within scope.
• Provides patient education with regard to office policies, lab results, medications, diagnoses, treatment, plan of care, and follow-up phone calls.
• Prepares, administers, and electronically documents medications within scope (i.e., Depo-Provera) with provider authorization.
• Administers immunizations, maintains immunization records, and completes annual immunization training within the timeline set by the supervisor.
• Assist with inventory-taking, stocking, and sterilizing instruments.
• Maintains CPR certification and uses CPR skills when required.
• Maintains and disposes of biohazard waste according to OSHA standards.
• Practices OSHA safety standards.
• Performs accurate, legal, and ethical documentation (electronic/hard copy) at all times.
• Assists with reporting test results to state and federal agencies, as appropriate.
• Communicates with community partners as needed, including public health agencies, specialty/outside provider offices, local hospitals, and free-standing healthcare facilities.
• Performs additional miscellaneous job duties as assigned.

Administrative Dut