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Department: Shared Services

FTE: Full Time, 1.00 FTE, 80 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days

Pay: $22.14 - $28.78 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

Job Summary:

The Medical Assistant Educator - Shared Services Specialty is a key member of the clinical education team, responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality training programs for medical assistants across multiple specialties and clinical settings. This role supports the standardization of clinical competencies and best practices across the organization's shared services, ensuring consistency in patient care, regulatory compliance, and employee development. The Educator will collaborate with clinical leadership, subject matter experts, and operational teams to assess training needs, implement targeted educational initiatives, and promote continuous learning within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Responsibilities:

+ Design, develop, and facilitate onboarding, orientation, and continuing education programs for medical assistants in shared service lines, including but not limited to cardiology, radiology, oncology, and urgent care.

+ Evaluate training effectiveness through assessments, observations, and performance metrics to ensure skill acquisition and knowledge retention.

+ Collaborate with clinical leaders and quality teams to identify knowledge gaps and address them with targeted training interventions.

+ Standardize and maintain up-to-date training materials, clinical protocols, and instructional content aligned with current medical standards, organizational policies, and accreditation requirements.

+ Conduct hands-on clinical skills training, including phlebotomy, EKGs, injections, specimen collection, and vital sign assessment.

+ Serve as a clinical mentor and resource to medical assistants, fostering professional growth and promoting a culture of excellence.

+ Assist in the implementation of electronic health record (EHR) training and support, ensuring accurate and efficient clinical documentation.

+ Participate in quality improvement initiatives, audits, and compliance activities related to clinical education and patient safety.

+ Track and report training participation, certification compliance, and performance outcomes to stakeholders and leadership.

+ Stay current with industry trends, evidence-based practices, and regulatory changes affecting clinical education and ambulatory care services.

This position is hybrid

Requirements:

+ Minimum Required Education: High School diploma or GED. Graduate from an accredited Medical Assistant program, Preferred: Associate Degree in Medical Assisting.

Required Licensure/Certification: Certified or registered as a Medical Assistant. Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider.

+ Minimum Experience: 3 years of recent experience practicing as medical assistant.

+ BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth invests in its Workforce.

UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years' employment.

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package (benefit eligibility is based off of FTE status):

+ Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents

+ 403(b) with employer matching contributions

+ Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank

+ Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options

+ Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options

+ Wellness benefits

+ Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs

+ Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year

Loan Repayment:

+ UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

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