Medical Assistant-Inpatient-Days/Nights

Overview

Bonus up to $4,000 available for those who qualify Ask us about the details today.

A Medical Assistant- is needed to help us in our endeavor to build the healthiest community in the nation ... one person at a time.

This position is based at the new and innovative acute care behavioral health facility, recently constructed and opened in December 2023. SummitStone has the privilege of partnering closely with Larimer County on this venture. This voter-approved facility provides licensed, equitable and culturally relevant care and treatment to individuals in crisis with mental health and/or substance use disorders. This facility serves anyone residing in Larimer County in need of urgent intervention. Recent completion of the project offers access to critical services to all residents and brings almost 200 jobs to Larimer County. For more information click HERE.

The Mission:
At SummitStone Health Partners, we strive to foster trust, empower recovery, and inspire hope to strengthen and enrich our Northern Colorado community.

We need your help to make this vision a reality.

We are building a team who believes in providing crucial services at crucial times, helping the people in our community at their most vulnerable — particularly those who are often overlooked and underserved.

We Embrace Our Diversity

Come As You Are:

A core value here at SummitStone.

We want you to be your authentic self while at work, so we welcome and actively seek team members of different backgrounds, identities and experiences. SummitStone is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, honoring each individual's whole-self by embracing differences in race, ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, language and the inherent intersections of many different identities. We invite everyone to share our journey and are proudly an equal opportunity employer.

Experiences and Backgrounds We Look For

What You'll Do:

If this sounds like your calling, then we want to help you succeed, grow, and thrive at SummitStone.

• Location: Fort Collins
• Status: Full-time
  

What You'll Do:

Actively participates with the multidisciplinary team to affectively meet behavioral health needs and care coordination of our clients. This will be accomplished through effective assessment, care management and collaboration within the scope of practice and under the supervision of nursing staff and under the orders of a medical provider.

This position requires knowledge of diversity and inclusion with the relevant ability to engage, communicate, interact, and work effectively and cooperatively with people of different backgrounds, identities, and culturally diverse communities.

Duties Include:

• Checking in all clients, including all vital signs.

• Provide medical support for on-site and telehealth providers.

• Attending and participating in daily huddles to discuss client care.

• Refilling client's medications when requested by phone or fax, if request is within established protocols.

• Obtaining prior authorizations when needed for client's medication coverage.

• Triaging and returning client phone calls/voice messages, addressing requests and/or concerns.

• Document all pertinent phone calls, including client concerns and issues.

• Obtaining or ensuring required releases of information are in clients record prior to speaking with or answering any inquiries regarding that client.

• Assisting with communication between SHP providers and their clients, pharmacies, SHP clinicians, outside medical providers, and schools via phone, email, and fax.

• Procuring external medical records, medication list, lab reports, and/or discharge reports when requested by provider, ensuring the necessary ROI is current and in client's record.

• Order and receive lab work when directed by providers, entering lab results in clients records and informing providers when labs are out of normal range based an established protocol.

• Reviewing providers schedules and preparing their upcoming appointments daily ensuring all information needed for encounter is obtained prior to client arrival.

• Communicate with medical schedulers to coordinate clients and provider's needs.

• Must have excellent phone, computer, and interpersonal skills, promoting cooperation within the team and the highest level of care for our clients.

• Flexibility with processes changes and shifts within duties or location assigned, when indicated to meet our clients' needs and/or our team's needs.

• Willingness to train in and provide coverage at other clinical sites as needed

Required:

• Valid Colorado driver's license, graduation from a medical assisting program

Preferred:

• 2 years in a behavioral health setting, certification in medical assisting
• Bilingual/bi-cultural preferred.

Start With Yes

At SummitStone, we show up not only for our clients, but for our staff as well. You will be joining a team of committed professionals who believe in the power of starting with "yes" — where an unparalleled level of teamwork and support can solve any challenge.

We believe that people can and do recover, but we also know that they can't always do it on their own. That's where you come in. If you have any or all of these qualities, we want you to consider us for your next career move:

• You believe in being a voice for behavioral health in Northern Colorado
• You embrace equity for your clients, teammates, and partners
• Collaboration and creativity are crucial to helping you solve problems
• You show up as your genuine self to help guide others through their toughest times
• Through continuous curiosity, exploration, and reflection, you're eager to adapt and learn

Total Rewards

The typical hiring range for this position is $ $25.80/hour for Certified Medical Assistant and $ $23.08/hour for Non-Certified Medical Assistant, based on relevant years of experience.

Employees working at locations operating 24/7 earn a differential. Shift differentials are also available for evenings, nights, weekend and holidays. Shift differential for nights is $7.00/hour.

Bonus up to $4,000 available for those who qualify Ask us about the details today.

Outcomes and Benefits

We know that most people aren't just searching for a job, they're searching for a career.

But more than that, they're searching for a sense of belonging and purpose. Whether you're at the start of your journey or you already know where you want to be, you will have access to a level of support and teamwork that is uncommon in the field of behavioral health today.

Along with that, positions are eligible* for range of benefits including:

Time that you deserve for a balanced life

• Flextime Scheduling
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Ten paid holidays, including one floating holiday
• Extended Leave Bank (ELB)

Financial benefits

• 403(b) Retirement Plan with an employer match
• Cafeteria 125 Plan
• Loan forgiveness program eligibility
• Referral Bonus available for employees who refer new hires
• Ongoing support for learning and development, including reimbursement and supervision for license and certification

Health, Medical, and Wellness

• Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Malpractice Insurance
• Option to participate in Employee Resource Groups

*Based on working 20+ hours per week

SummitStonee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please let your recruiter know.