Medical Assistant Orthopedic Clinic - PRN

Medical Assistant Orthopedic Clinic - PRN

Join Intermountain Health as a Medical Assistant in our Orthopedic Clinic. This PRN position provides patient‑focused support in a Monday‑Friday 8:00 am‑5:00 pm clinical setting. No evenings, holidays, or weekends are required. The role offers flexibility to cover sick calls, vacation time, and additional shifts as needed.

$19.00/hr – $26.00/hr

The hourly rate will depend on your skills and experience. Discuss details with your recruiter.

The Medical Assistant (MA) operates under the supervision and licensure of a Physician or Advanced Practice Clinician within the clinical setting.

• Shift Details
  : 0 budgeted hours/week, PRN. Clinic is open Monday‑Friday 8:00 am‑5:00 pm. No evenings, holidays, or weekends.
• Unit/Location
  :
  Cassia Regional Hospital – Orthopedic Clinic.
• Additional Details
  :
  Prior direct patient care or Medical Assistant experience is highly preferred. The caregiver will be asked to cover shifts for sick calls, vacation time, and additional needs to maintain adequate MA support.

• Assembles necessary documents and supplies.
• Effectively uses computer applications in the office setting.
• Schedules, coordinates, and monitors appointments, inpatient and outpatient admissions, tests, treatments, and procedures.
• Maintains medical records and other information.
• Maintains inventory of supplies, orders and restocks as needed to ensure availability for patient care.
• Accurately documents patient history, physical, and vital information into the medical record.

• Under the direction of the provider, assigns procedural and diagnostic coding to encounter forms.
• Conducts pre‑authorizations and referrals in accordance with third‑party insurer requirements.
• Facilitates timely billing by completing necessary documentation.

• Prioritizes patient needs identified through phone, electronic, and walk‑in communication in accordance with established guidelines, standing orders, and protocols.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to emergency situations.
• Prepares and maintains examination and treatment areas.
• Performs complete intake process as specified by physician or other providers (chief complaint, history, vital signs, height, weight, OFC, care process model data, etc.).
• Administers screening tests to patients (e.g., visual tests, audiology, spirometry, EKGs) within practice type.
• Assists provider with examinations, procedures, treatments, and interventions.
• Provides patient education as directed (content reflects specific MA training, guidelines, care process models, protocols).
• Reports significant changes in patient condition or other pertinent patient information to the Physician.
• Demonstrates accurate, timely, and efficient follow‑through with pharmacy refills, scheduling out‑of‑clinic procedures, obtaining, reporting and tracking lab results, leaving phone messages, and distributing faxes.
• Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives (e.g., CQI, TQM, Lean).

• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Satisfactorily completes applicable competency assessments/skills checklists within 90 days of hire/transfer into Medical Assistant job.

• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Successfully completes an accredited Medical Assistant program or an accredited LPN or RN program and holds the appropriate license, OR three years of Medical Assistant experience in an outpatient clinic or other healthcare setting.

• National MA Certification or current LPN/RN licensure.
• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Seven years of Medical Assistant (or LPN/RN) experience in an outpatient clinic or other healthcare setting. If experience is as an LPN or RN, successful completion of an accredited LPN or RN program and a current license are also required.
• Satisfactorily completes applicable competency assessments/skills checklists within 90 days of…