Medical Assistant I - Primary Care

Schedule:
Monday - Saturday (4-10 hour shifts, variable days)
5:30 AM - 6:00 PM (variable hours)
Must be available to work Saturday days (7:30 AM - 5:00 PM)

Training Schedule:
Monday - Friday
4- 10 hour day shifts

Department: ARUP Family Health Clinic - 141

Primary Purpose:

Assists in assessment, examination, and treatment of patients under the direction of a licensed medical provider. Provides safe, efficient, and compassionate patient care.   

About ARUP:

ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.

We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.

Essential Functions:

Interacts with patients in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner.

Assists medical provider with illness, injury, well care exams, treatment, and minor procedures.

Assigns patient questionnaires, updates medical records, reconciles medical information and completes pre-visit planning responsibilities. 

Prepares exam and procedure rooms for patient care.

Prepares patients for medical visits, examinations, and procedures including taking and recording vital signs, and entering medical history into medical record.

Conducts patient assessments within scope of practice.

Administers vaccines and injectable medications.

Provides patient education within level of training and scope of practice.

Completes medication refills, leave of absence paperwork, patient referrals, and medical records requests.

Schedules appointments and responds to patient questions via phone and patient portal. 

Collects specimens for laboratory analysis and performs point of care testing.  

Performs additional responsibilities such as restocking supplies, cleaning exam rooms and equipment maintenance.

Participates and contributes in team meetings and other work groups 

Performs receptionist/front desk responsibilities as needed.

Follows ARUP policies and procedures, ARUP Family Health Clinic code of conduct, is HIPAA compliant and meets all regulatory requirements. 

other duties as assigned.

Physical and Other Requirements:

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Mobility: The person in this position needs to occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Communicate: Frequently and effectively communicate with others.

PPE: Biohazard laboratory environment that requires use of personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies. 

ARUP Policies and Procedures: To conduct self in compliance with all ARUP Policies and Procedures.

Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Fine Motor Control: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Vision: Having close, far, and peripheral visual acuity to perform a variety of tasks such as make general observations of depth and distance