Medical Assistant Resident Boulder Clinic

Job Description:

Preference will be given to candidates with prior CNA or EMT or other hands on clinical experience.

This position will require enrollment in a Medical Assistant program within 6 months of hire and completion of the program by one year of enrollment.

Shift Details: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Unit/Location:  Boulder, MT
Additional Details:  Intermountain Health Boulder Clinic is located in beautiful Boulder, MT. The clinic is small and the staff work hard and well together to provide excellent healthcare to the community of Boulder and the surrounding areas.

Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? ​ Are you looking to move your career into a clinical setting and become a Medical Assistant?  Intermountain Health has an on the job training program to assist with this transition.  From the start, you will be learning from Clinicians, Nurses, and Medical Assistants while on the job. Medical Assistant  Residents have accountability for providing care to patients. This will involve caring for patients with acute and chronic needs and responsible for communicating clearly with patients seeking care through telephone and in-person interactions. Furthering your growth, you will be required to enroll into a formal Medical Assisting program within six months of hire and complete within one year.   

What does it mean to be a caregiver with Intermountain?  Check out this video and learn more and discover the “Power of We.” 

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

• Providing Patient Care: Under the direction of the Clinician, providing care to patients by assisting the provider to gather information that is relative to the patient’s visit and condition.  

• Effective Communication: Communicating clearly with patients seeking care through different modalities including telephone and in-person interactions. 

• Team Collaboration: Working with cross functional teams to collaborate on patient care.  Attention to detail and follow through are key components in helping to provide the care that is needed.  

Medical Assistant Resident Minimum Qualifications

• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
• High School Diploma or GED

• Required to enroll in a Medical Assistant program within six months of hire and complete within twelve months of enrollment. 
• 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.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a clinical role (EMT, CNA, Medic, paramedic)
• Experience in a healthcare setting
• Computer literacy in using electronic medical records (EMR) systems and other relevant software.

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, particularly during emergency situat