The Center of Occupational Environmental Health Promotions, within the Department of Internal Medicine, is seeking a Medical Assistant to work in an outpatient clinic setting providing professional medical services and patient care. Follows established processes, including patient assessment, and triage.

This position will also require working the clinic front desk, patient registration, working with the New Mexico Risk Management Division on worker comp referrals and working the administrative staff performing back office duties.

See the Position Description for additional information.

• CPR Certified.
• May be required to submit immunization records for review for required vaccines and TB testing.
• UNM will provide Hepatitis vaccination, candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.
• A pre-employment background investigation may be required.
• Successful candidate must submit to post-offer, pre-employment physical examination and medical history check.
• Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.

High school diploma or GED; Medical Assistant certificate or currently enrolled in a medical, nursing or pharmacy program or at least 1 year of experience in a medical field.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Experienceworking a clinic front desk.
• Experience performing venipuncture
• Experienceobtaining referrals for outside medical treatment
• Experiencedetermining immune status for infectious diseases
• Experience administeringvaccinations: MMR, Tdap, Hep B, Varicella, Influenza (and others on acase-by-case basis)
• Experiencein Microsoft Office Suite
• Medical record experience

Only applications submitted throughthe official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this jobadvertisement on a 3rd party site, pleasevisit UNMJobs to submit an application.

1)Cover Letter detailing your directly related experience

2)Resume

3)List of at least 3 supervisory references

Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.