Medical Assistant Ambulatory - Southern Highlands Primary Care

About the role

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada's highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. UMC is a Level I Trauma Center, home of the ONLY Verified Burn Center, and Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

Performs routine clerical and clinical tasks within the clinic, assisting physicians and other licensed providers to provide cost effective, quality patient care.

Requirements

• Education/Experience: Graduation from a recognized medical assistant program and one (1) year medical assisting experience in an ambulatory/clinical setting.
• Licensing/Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA). Some positions may require an Office Lab Assistant License within sixty (60) days of hire.
• Additional Requirements: Experience with Epic EHR; Office Lab Assistant License within thirty (30) days of hire.

Skills

• Knowledge of: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; operation of general office equipment; basic medical terminology; basic mathematics; medical equipment; universal precautions; referral processing, scheduling, data entry; software applications; department and hospital safety practices; patient rights; infection control practices and policies; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific patient care practices.
• Skill in: Procuring specimens through nasopharyngeal or oral swabs according to established procedures; vaccination activities; injection and aseptic technique; performing noninvasive procedures (e.g., EKG); processing Point of Care testing; supporting clinical team and patients to achieve annual wellness care and transitional care documentation; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Requires testing people for COVID-19, including long periods of standing, swabbing patients, and sending swabs for testing while wearing PPE.
• Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Benefits

• Employer-paid pension plan (Nevada PERS)
• Competitive salary and benefits package