Medical Assistant I

Job Summary

Welcome to The Population Health Center. We are home to 2
clinics:

• Intensive Outpatient Clinic (IOC)- A family practice clinic that specializes in helping those
  with behavioral and social determinant needs.
• Rose Park Primary Care Clinic- A family practice clinic run by the University of Utah
  School of Medicine faculty and students.

We are hiring a Medical Assistant committed to providing exceptional care for others.
This position is unique in its scope as it will support the whole center and not just one individual clinic. It will also include clinical &
administrative responsibilities. Job duties will include providing clinical support to each clinic as needed (i.e. floating between both
clinics as an MA) as well as providing administrative support. Administrative support will include but is not limited to front desk duties
(answering phones, checking in patients, answering patient questions, and filling food pantry orders) as well as supporting the clinics with
their recruitment and referrals, scheduling, and managing billing logs.

Responsibilities
Essential
Functions:

• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to clinic procedures such as recording
  temperatures, pulse rate, blood pressure and responses to standardized medical history questions.
• Reports all observed patient
  concerns and changes in condition to a licensed staff member.
• Performs Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Waved Lab
  tests as identified by department and reports results to the appropriate personnel. May perform patient phlebotomy in accordance with clinic
  procedures and physician orders after specialized training.
• Performs additional skills such as suture removal, straight
  catheterization and injections (IM, Subq and intra-dermal).
• Acts as a chaperone for health care providers during patient
  examination as requested and assists with procedures.
• Monitors and cleans assigned patient examination rooms, unit areas and unit
  equipment reporting outdated supplies, stock levels and restock set levels of items and necessary equipment repairs.
• Answers
  telephones, forwards telephone messages and under the direction of licensed staff schedules appointments, procedures and diagnostic
  tests.
• Assists in routine clerical functions such as filing of medical information in patient’s records, locating and compiling
  department charts, obtaining medical records from other providers and entering charges for billing purposes.
• Attends and completes
  mandatory education including infection prevention and control, safety, CPR, equipment usage and procedures according to hospital and
  department policies.
• May apply leads and monitors for diagnostic procedures such as EKG and ultrasound scan under the direct
  supervision of licensed personnel.
• May assist inpatient and family education by providing educational material and general health
  information to patients and family members.
• May assist with transportation of patients to ancillary departments or inpatient units
  as directed by licensed staff.
• May instruct in Basic Life Support (BLS) requirements.
• May perform IV access.
• May
  perform other duties based on department assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Ability to perform the
  essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Demonstrated phlebotomy skills.
• Demonstrated human relation and
  effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the specific clinic’s specialty skills within six weeks of hire.
  *Specialty skills may not be performed until after the new hire completed basic competency testing.
• Ability to withstand the
  physical demand of being on your feet for long periods of time, of moving and lifting patients and of reaching for and handling
  equipment.

Minimum Qualifications
Required:

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through
  the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire

• Verifiable completion
  of one (1) of the following:

1. State approved EMT course.
2. One (1) year of Medical Assistant experience in an
   ambulatory care clinic or other healthcare setting.
3. Medical Assisting education program.
4. University Hospital Medical
   Assistant certification program.

Preferences

Special Instructions

Requisition Number:
PRN43168B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary:
Department: 01830 – Population Health
Clinical Svs
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $22.50 – 25.00
Close Date: 12/23/2025
Open Until
Filled:

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/189251

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