Medical Assistant - Orthopedics

Job Detail

• Job Title:

  Medical Assistant - Orthopedics

• Department:

  70100-UMG-Orthopedics

• Location:

  Farmington

• FTE%:

  1

• Shift

  1st

• Search #:

  2025-766

• Closing Date:

  04/04/2025

• Recruiter:

  O'Donnell, Lorin E.

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• This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.
• This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract.
• This position is in salary group UHP-03; click here to review the current UHP Pay Plan.

Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovation. These are the values that define UConn Health, and we are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add two Medical Assistant's to our Orthopedic Office. This position will work primarily in Farmington, CT and must be able to travel to our satellite offices in Simsbury and Southington.

At UConn Health, this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in scheduling, patient flow, assisting with patients and routine clinical tasks in an outpatient, inpatient or specialty setting.

Certified Medical Assistants (RMA), Licensed Practical Nurses ("LPN"), or Emergency Medical Technicians ("EMT") are encouraged to apply. YOU MUST UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR RMA, EMT CERTIFICATION or LPN LICENSE.

SCHEDULE : Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 60-minute unpaid meal break.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Maintains smooth and efficient patient flow.

May perform routine procedures i.e., vital signs, height, weight, visual acuity, urine testing, in accordance with protocols.

Prepares patients.

Assists with exams and special procedures.

Instructs patients as outlined for basic diagnostic procedures/ treatments/specimen collections.

Refers patients to appropriate physician/nursing staff when special needs are identified.

Reports pertinent observations to nurse and/or physician.

Charts activities in the record.

Participates in implementation of care plans.

Attends interdisciplinary meetings.

Prepares rooms and work area for clinics, including stocking of rooms and carts.

Inventories and orders equipment.

Checks equipment and reports that which is malfunctioning.

Answers phone and performs clerical work as needed.

Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & ABILITY:

Knowledge of medical assisting practices.

Knowledge of relevant policies, procedures, routines.

Considerable interpersonal skills.

Oral and written communication skills.

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience:

Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program [CAAHEP or ABHES] and designation as a Certified Medical Assistant [CMA] by AAMA or an equivalent certifying body, or

A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or

A Certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

Must possess and maintain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers. This is the only accepted credential.

Other CPR/AED credentials may be accepted at hire but incumbents will be required to obtain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within six (6) months of hire and maintain through employment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Experience in an outpatient/ambulatory clinic.

Experience in an Orthopedic Office.

Experience in EPIC.

Experience with Surgical Scheduling

WORKING CONDITIONS:

May be exposed to infectious/communicable diseases.

Exposure to some chemical cleaning agents.

Subject to long periods of standing.

Considerable effort may be required in assisting/lifting of patients.

WHY UCONN HEALTH

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.