Medical Assistant Details

Medical Assistant

Salud Family Health Centers - Brighton, CO

Employment Type : Full-Time

Company Description

Since 1970, Salud has been committed to providing a Medical Home to patients, where medical, dental, behavioral health services, and clinical pharmacists work together and coordinate efforts in a team-based system of care. We strive to improve the quality of our patient's lives who would otherwise have limited access to health care. We serve all individuals regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.

Medical Assistant / Medical Support Associate

Fulltime

We are looking for Medical Assistants / Medical Support Associates to join our family. Your job will be to provide a welcoming and evaluating care to our patients. If you have a passion for people, healing, and the medical field, we encourage you to apply!

We offer:

• Starting wage $17.25 to $19.84 per hr.
• 5 day work week – Monday to Friday – 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Comprehensive Benefits Package including:

• Medical (Includes Free Medical Services at All Salud Facilities)
• Dental (Employee Discounts at All Salud Dental Facilities)
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic Life and AD&D, Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous vacation accrual
• 9 Paid Holidays per year (including a Floating Holiday and paid Birthday)
• 8 Paid accrued Sick Days per year
• Retirement savings plans
• Employees working at least 1,000 hours within a 12-month period are eligible for the Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Salud will contribute 5% of your base salary each month

Our Mission is to provide a quality, integrated health care home to the communities we serve

About our Clinic:

Our medical practice is quite lively. We treat our patients with the utmost respect and concern for their physical, emotional, and mental well-being while instilling a fun and vibrant atmosphere bringing smiles to all who enter our doors. A positive attitude with modern medicine brings joy to the healing journey.

A Day in the Life of a Medical Assistant / Medical Support Associate with Salud:

Your genuine spirit of caring welcomes patients as the first step in treatment prior to seeing the Doctor, NP, or PA. You will determine the nature of the patient’s visit and obtain vitals. Your thorough and concise chart documentation will provide clear necessary communication. You will maintain a clean and organized environment for both patients and staff.

What you need to be qualified for this job:

• Ability to work will all people in all walk of life and to meet them in their place of need
• Current Medical Assistant Certificate

MA’s / MSA’s not certified/registered upon hire are required to complete the MA certification/registration testing within 3 months of hire. If an employee does not pass, they will be given an additional 3 months to retake the test.

All Medical Assistants must be certified within 6 months of hire and certification must be maintained throughout employment.

• MA’s without any formal MA training is required to have a current Certification/Registration as a MA.

Please Note: This position REQUIRES a Medical Assistant (MA) Certification. A CNA certification is NOT equivalent to the MA certification and cannot be accepted for this position.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Successful completion of a formal MA training program, a minimum of 6 months in length, preferred.

Experience:

• Previous healthcare experience preferred but not required
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Salud Family Health Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.