Medical Assistant - Littleton, AZ - 4-Day Work Week bei Summit Rheumatology

🩺 Medical Assistant – Join Our Dedicated Clinical Team!
 
🔹 Position: Medical Assistant
🔹 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
🔹 Reports To: Managing Nurse Practitioner
 
Are you a hands-on healthcare professional with a passion for patient care and clinical excellence? Summit Rheumatology is seeking a detail-oriented Medical Assistant to support our providers in delivering safe, high-quality, and cost-effective care.

🌟 Why You’ll Love Working Here:
 ✅ Work alongside a passionate and supportive team
 ✅ Impact lives daily through exceptional patient care
 ✅ Grow and advance with continued learning opportunities
 ✅ Enjoy a healthy work-life balance

🔎 What You’ll Do:

The Medical Assistant position is responsible for coordinating and assisting the provider to ensure safe quality/cost-effective service and care for the people within the practice population. This position will also be responsible for providing technical clinical services and clerical support for the delivery of quality patient care as directed by licensed staff, a physician, or a mid-level practitioner.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below satisfactorily.   Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

🔎 Key Responsibilities:

• Collects patient assessment data to include height, weight, vital signs, chief complaint/symptoms, and current medications for assessment by licensed staff.
• Prepares the patient for provider evaluation by obtaining specimens, positioning for exams, listing medications, and assisting during exams and procedures.
• Maintains work area, exam treatment, and lab in a clean, safe manner; restock with supplies as needed.
• Assists with lab procedures by collecting urine specimens, collecting, and preparing blood samples for reference lab; labeling all specimens with accurate patient ID as ordered by the physician.
• Documents patient information in the medical record to include updated treatment procedures, medication refills, test results, and patient concerns, etc.
• Assists and processes all scripts, referrals, and authorizations as needed. 
• Manages flow of patient care, while ensuring phones are being answered, and appointments are as efficient as possible. 
• Schedules patients for injections and infusions.
• Orders supplies and medications.  Check both into and out of inventory.
• Performs diagnostic testing procedures.
• Assists with other medical office functions as needed.
• Individual duties may vary depending on the workflow and work volume in the office.

Competency Statements: 

• Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little oversight. 
• Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks. 
• Gets along and interacts positively with co-workers and others; understands and relates to others. 
• Earns others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions. 
• Uses tools, machines, and/or vehicles to complete the assigned work. 

🕒 Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with business needs.  

 
📋 Qualifications & Skills:
✔ Education: Graduate of an accredited medical assistant program
✔ Certifications: BLS/CPR required upon hire
✔ Preferred: Current MA certification and 1+ year of clinic experience
✔ Soft Skills: Reliable, team player, detail-focused, and tech-savvy

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Must be able to accomplish any and all duties with little to no assistance.

⚡ What We Offer – Full-Time Benefits/Perks:
 🌟 We take care of you with company-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance, plus short-term disability.
 🌟 Long-term disability coverage, and Group Term Life insurance a financial security for you and your Family
 🌟 Birthday Off – Celebrate your special day with a paid day off just for you! 🎉
 🌟 Parental Leave – Paid time off for new parents to bond with their little one. 🍼
 🌟 Secure your financial future with our 401(k) retirement plan.
 🌟 Wellness Perks – Stay healthy and supported with our wellness benefits.

 🌟 Enjoy paid time off, company holidays, and a 24-hour floating holiday to use whenever you need.

 
🔍 Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
This role operates in an office setting, requiring frequent standing, walking, reaching, and lifting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

 
🌎 Join Our Team and Make a Difference!
At Summit Rheumatology, we believe in empowering our employees and delivering exceptional patient care. If you’re ready to take your career to new heights, apply today and be part of a dynamic, patient-focused team!

 
 📩 Apply today and take the next step in your healthcare career with Summit Rheumatology!