Certified Caregiver

SJHP Family and Specialty Medicine Certified Medical Assistant

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare providerwe're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

The Medical Assistant is an integral part of the patient care team and acts as the liaison between the provider and the patient to meet the medical needs of the patient.

Required Behaviors:

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization. Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Certified Medical Assistant
• Completed a formal Medical Assistant training program -or- minimum of three (3) years working as a Medical Assistant
• BLS Certification (must be obtained within six (6) months of hire)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in related clinical or medical office setting

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establishes strong working relationships with providers while facilitating excellent patient care
• Consistently exceeds customer service expectations and communicates effectively
• Strong data entry and computer abilities in addition to proficiency when performing department specific clinical skills
• Must be able to perform accurately and quickly in a busy, stressful environment, setting priorities as to duties
• Understands and follows policy and procedure
• Builds productive interpersonal relationships in every encounter and demonstrates teamwork
• Actively participates in the department
• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC's Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:

• Accepts the risk of exposure to job-related illness and injury which may cause long-term health problems
• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear, hear clearly with assistance and when required differentiate colors accurately
• Must be able to sit and walk frequently or for long periods of time; must be able to stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist routinely
• Constant use of the computer and keyboard
• Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently

Special Demands:

• Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care
• Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families

Benefits and Perks:

• 403B - SJRMC will match 50% of the first 8%
• Generous PTO program
• Continuing education benefit program

Facility Highlights:

San Juan Regional Medical Center is a community owned and operated hospital located in the beautiful San Juan River Valley in northwest New Mexico. A non-profit hospital serving the Four Corners area of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah, we have a rich heritage dating back to before New Mexico was a state.

In 1910, two physicians, Dr. G.W. Sammons and Dr. A.M. Smith, saw a community need for quality healthcare close to home. They started an eight-bed hospital so patients would not have to travel the treacherous 50 miles to Durango, Colorado. Today, the focus on serving the community with quality healthcare services remains, although our hospital has grown into a 198 bed, level III trauma center including state-of-the-art operating suites and 165 private patient rooms with fresh air balconies. As a 340B hospital, SJRMC is committed to good stewardship principles to enhance services and care for our patients.

Location Highlights:

In the heart of the southwest, Farmington, New Mexico, is surrounded by cultural treasures and serene desert landscapes. At the confluence of three riversSan Juan, Animas, and La PlataFarmington is called "Totah" which means "Three Rivers" in Navajo. The community sits in the shadow of the San Juan Mountains, visible fifty miles away across the state line in Colorado.

Beyond San Juan County in all directions are limitless opportunities to explore the southwest. Visitors and residents alike participate in snow skiing, golfing, camping, hiking, rafting, horseback riding, hot air ballooning, year-round tennis, team sports, mountain biking, and walking along the river banks in all seasons.

Farmington is the largest metropolitan area within 180 miles and has a population of approximately 50,000 with a draw area of about 350,000. Aztec and Bloomfield are nearby towns with Durango, Colorado, about 50 miles away. NM