Medical Assistant Team Lead-Grand Junction (51547)

Health Solutions is a premier wellness center focused on whole-person care. You would be joining a dynamic team of support and administrative staff, case managers, clinicians, physicians, nurses, and others in our efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.

We have a great opportunity for a Medical Assistant (MA) Team Lead to join us at our Grand Junction clinic.

As the MA Team Lead, you will play a key role in the clinic's day-to-day operations, ensuring efficient and effective clinical operations while providing leadership to the Medical Assistant team. You will be responsible for overseeing clinical tasks, patient care, fostering collaboration, and contributing to a positive patient care environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

Administrative Duties:

• • Check patients in and out.
  • Keeps accurate, complete, and up-to-date records with 100% compliance with set standards.
  • Maintains respect for privacy by adhering to confidentiality in all phases of work.
  • Adheres to the spirit of the mission statement while performing assigned duties.
  • Maintains competency and proficiency with the electronic health record.

Clinical duties:

• • Perform CLIA Waived testing.
  • Assists with medical and surgical procedures.
  • Assists in patient education.
  • Administers vaccine and medication injections, (IM and SC)
  • Stocks supplies.
  • Venipuncture and takes vital signs.
  • Takes health history and obtain laboratory samples.
  • Performs EKG, inhalation therapy and other in-house laboratory and physical

tests as directed by medical staff.

• • Maintains a safe and sanitary environment for patients and maintains exam rooms.
  • Assist in maintenance, cleansing, and autoclaving of instruments, as needed.
  • Provides medical services as ordered by the treatment team that are appropriate to the age-specific needs of all patients in accordance with the principles of growth and development for infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric life cycles.
  • Witness’ and collect urine samples.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned by a supervisor/director.

Integration and Team Participation:

• • Schedules x-rays and other medical testing, working with insurance companies as required for any pre-authorization needs.
  • Works with other team members in the integration setting and follows universal precautions to protect self and patients.
  • Be sensitive to cultural differences and able to work with patient from diverse racial, ethnic, educations and socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and gender identities.
  • Create a positive and compassionate interaction with patients.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires standing, sitting, driving, and walking for prolonged periods of time
• Occasionally lifts and carries items up to 20 pounds
• Frequently operates a computer and other office equipment to record health data
• Constantly communicates with patients and other healthca