Medical Assistant I
for each heading only if there is real content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions, duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO, etc. Must include only sections with real content.
Let's parse the job posting.
Job Summary: includes description of role, location, full-time 40 hrs/week, regular attendance required.
Responsibilities: list of essential functions (many bullet-like sentences). We'll put them in - .
Requirements / Qualifications: Minimum qualifications: Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through UU Health RQI system (to be obtained within 30 days of hire). Verifiable completion of one of: State approved EMT course; One year of Medical Assistant experience in ambulatory care clinic or other healthcare setting; Medical Assisting education program; University Hospital Medical Assistant certification program.
Preferences: Department Specific Preferences: Fluency in Spanish (oral/written); Two years of related work experience in community-based pediatrics, primary care, or behavioral health setting; Strong computer skills, excellent ability to multi-task, ability to effectively and independently manage time. Applicants will be screened according to preferences.
Benefits: listed: Excellent health care coverage at affordable rates (see Summary Comparison for more info); 14.2% retirement contributions; Generous paid leave time; 11 paid Holidays per year; 50% tuition reduction for employees, spouses, and dependent children; Flex spending accounts; University provided basic employee life insurance coverage equal to a salary of up to $25,000; Variety of elective insurance coverage, including life insurance, short and long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and pet; Free transit on most UTA services; Employee discounts on a variety of products and services, including cell phones & plans, entertainment, health and fitness, restaurants, retail, and travel; Professional development opportunities. Additional benefits info at URL.
Pay: Pay Rate Range: $19.00 - $24.96.
Schedule: Work Schedule Summary: 40 hours per week. Schedule availability Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Regular, punctual, and onsite attendance is required.
Location: West High School, located at 241 North, 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT.
Other metadata: Requisition Number, Department, Location, Close Date, Open Until Filled, etc. We should fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include a paragraph with location and maybe schedule? But schedule already has its own section. Location could be part of About the role or a separate paragraph. We'll include location in About the role paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like "Disclaimer", "Comments", "Special Instructions", "Additional benefits information is available at ..."? Actually benefits URL is substantive? It's a link for more info; we could keep it as part of benefits paragraph maybe. But we should not include navigation/legal/EEO etc. The "Disclaimer" and "Comments" sections are boilerplate? They contain some info about exposure, physical demands, etc. That might be considered substantive? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The disclaimer and comments might be considered part of job description but not boilerplate? They contain info about hazards, physical demands, etc. Might be considered substantive. However they are under headings "Disclaimer" and "Comments". The instruction says we should not create headings for sections unless there is real specific content. We could incorporate that info into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to include a section "Working Conditions" but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must fit all substantive info into those sections. We can put physical demands and hazards under Responsibilities or About the role. We'll include them in About the role paragraph.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we start with maybe
About the role
then paragraph.
Then Responsibilities
with .
Then Requirements
maybe combine Minimum Qualifications and Preferences? Could separate Requirements and Qualifications. But we have both. We could do Requirements for minimum qualifications, Qualifications for preferences? Or combine. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we have headings list includes both. We could include both if they have content. Let's do Requirements for minimum qualifications, Qualifications for preferences (or Skills). Skills could be for computer skills, multitasking, etc. But we have preferences includes fluency in Spanish, two years experience, strong computer skills, multitasking, time management. Those could be Skills. We'll allocate:
- Requirements: Minimum qualifications (RQI eCredential, one of the four options).
- Qualifications: Department specific preferences (fluency in Spanish, two years experience).
- Skills: Strong computer skills, excellent ability to multi-task, ability to effectively and independently manage time.
But we might be creating many thin sections. However each has substantive content. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section "Requirements". But we have separate headings list; we can still include both if they are substantive. Let's see: Minimum qualifications: 4 options. Preferences: fluency in Spanish, two years experience. Skills: computer skills, multitasking, time management. That's three sections. Could be okay.
Alternatively combine Preferences and Skills into "Qualifications". But we have separate headings; we can still use them.
We'll include:
About the role
paragraph with summary, location, full-time, attendance.
Responsibilities
with each essential function as - .
Requirements
with minimum qualifications.
Qualifications
with department specific preferences (fluency in Spanish, two years experience).
Skills
with computer skills, multi-task, time management.
Benefits
with benefits list.
Pay
with pay range.
Schedule
with schedule details.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Now we need to strip out boilerplate: "Job Summary Job Summary" duplicate, we just use once. Remove "Additional responsibilities include clerical functions, data tracking and report completion." Actually that is part of job summary; we can incorporate.
Remove "Disclaimer", "Comments", "Special Instructions", "Requisition Number:", "Full Time or Part Time?", "Work Schedule Summary:", "Department:", "Location:", "Pay Rate Range:", "Close Date:", "Open Until Filled", "To apply, visit ...", copyright, etc. But we need to keep location, schedule, pay rate etc in appropriate sections.
We'll incorporate location in About the role paragraph.
We'll incorporate schedule in Schedule section.
We'll incorporate pay rate in Pay section.
We'll incorporate benefits as list.
We'll incorporate responsibilities list.
We'll incorporate requirements list.
We'll incorporate qualifications list (preferences).
We'll incorporate skills list.
Now we need to ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. Not present.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph:
"The University of Utah Department of Pediatrics has an immediate opening for a Medical Assistant at the West High School Clinic (241 North, 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT). The role supports licensed staff in delivering patient care, performs clinical and clerical duties, and offers the opportunity to work alongside world‑class professionals while developing skills and growing a career in a team dedicated to improving children's lives. The position is full‑time (40 hours per week) with regular, punctual onsite attendance required."
That captures job summary, location, full-time, attendance.
Now Responsibilities list: we need to extract each essential function sentence.
List from posting:
- Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to clinic procedures such as recording temperatures, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, blood pressure and responses to standardized medical history questions.
- Completes patient admission or registration process by reviewing accounts and other compliance-related documents for completeness and accuracy.
- Obtains and documents missing information required for completion of the registration.
- Reports all observed patient concerns and changes in condition to a licensed staff member.
- Schedules patient appointments; contacts patients for rescheduling, missed appointments and appointment reminders.
- Performs Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Waived Lab tests such as urine dip stick, Hgb, Hct, finger stick, glucose, hemoccults and reports results to the appropriate personnel.
- Performs specialty skills such as suture removal, straight catheterization and injections (IM, SQ and intradermal).
- May perform patient phlebotomy in accordance with clinic procedures and physician orders
- Acts as a chaperone for health care providers during patient examination as requested and assists with procedures.
- Monitors and cleans assigned patient examination rooms, unit areas and unit equipment reporting outdated supplies and necessary equipment repairs.
- Answers telephones, forwards telephone messages and under the direction of licensed staff, schedules appointments, procedures and diagnostic tests.
- Assists in routine clerical functions such as filing of medical information in patient's records, obtaining medical records from other providers and entering charges for billing purposes.
- Attends and completes mandatory in-services including electronic medical record, HIPPA, infection control, safety, CPR, equipment usage and procedures according to hospital and department policies.
- May apply leads and monitor for diagnostic procedures such as EKG and ultrasound scan under the direct supervision of licensed personnel.
- May assist inpatient and family education by providing educational material and general health information to patients and family members.
- This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements.
- We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.
- Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
- CommentsIncumbents face exposure to potentially dangerous contaminated bodily fluids, blood, used needles and other contaminants as part of the daily hazards of the job. The physical demand of being on your feet for long periods of time, of moving and lifting patients and of reaching for and handling equipment are common elements of the job. The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.
We need to keep all substantive info. Some of these are more like notes; but we can include them.
We should maybe combine some sentences but keep meaning.
We'll create
- for each distinct duty.
We'll need to be careful not to include duplicated lines.
Now Requirements (minimum qualifications):
- Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system (to be obtained within 30 days of hire).
- Verifiable completion of one (1) of the following:
- State approved EMT course.
- One (1) year of Medical Assistant
or drop it. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include a paragraph with location and maybe schedule? But schedule already has its own section. Location could be part of About the role or a separate paragraph. We'll include location in About the role paragraph. We must not include boilerplate like "Disclaimer", "Comments", "Special Instructions", "Additional benefits information is available at ..."? Actually benefits URL is substantive? It's a link for more info; we could keep it as part of benefits paragraph maybe. But we should not include navigation/legal/EEO etc. The "Disclaimer" and "Comments" sections are boilerplate? They contain some info about exposure, physical demands, etc. That might be considered substantive? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The disclaimer and comments might be considered part of job description but not boilerplate? They contain info about hazards, physical demands, etc. Might be considered substantive. However they are under headings "Disclaimer" and "Comments". The instruction says we should not create headings for sections unless there is real specific content. We could incorporate that info into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to include a section "Working Conditions" but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must fit all substantive info into those sections. We can put physical demands and hazards under Responsibilities or About the role. We'll include them in About the role paragraph. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we start with maybe
About the role
then paragraph. ThenResponsibilities
with- .
Then
- .
Requirements
- with minimum qualifications.
- for each distinct duty. We'll need to be careful not to include duplicated lines. Now Requirements (minimum qualifications): - Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system (to be obtained within 30 days of hire). - Verifiable completion of one (1) of the following: - State approved EMT course. - One (1) year of Medical Assistant
Qualifications
- with department specific preferences (fluency in Spanish, two years experience).
Skills
- with computer skills, multi-task, time management.
Benefits
- with benefits list.
Pay
with pay range.
Schedule
with schedule details. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Now we need to strip out boilerplate: "Job Summary Job Summary" duplicate, we just use once. Remove "Additional responsibilities include clerical functions, data tracking and report completion." Actually that is part of job summary; we can incorporate. Remove "Disclaimer", "Comments", "Special Instructions", "Requisition Number:", "Full Time or Part Time?", "Work Schedule Summary:", "Department:", "Location:", "Pay Rate Range:", "Close Date:", "Open Until Filled", "To apply, visit ...", copyright, etc. But we need to keep location, schedule, pay rate etc in appropriate sections. We'll incorporate location in About the role paragraph. We'll incorporate schedule in Schedule section. We'll incorporate pay rate in Pay section. We'll incorporate benefits as list. We'll incorporate responsibilities list. We'll incorporate requirements list. We'll incorporate qualifications list (preferences). We'll incorporate skills list. Now we need to ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. Not present. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft. About the role paragraph: "The University of Utah Department of Pediatrics has an immediate opening for a Medical Assistant at the West High School Clinic (241 North, 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT). The role supports licensed staff in delivering patient care, performs clinical and clerical duties, and offers the opportunity to work alongside world‑class professionals while developing skills and growing a career in a team dedicated to improving children's lives. The position is full‑time (40 hours per week) with regular, punctual onsite attendance required." That captures job summary, location, full-time, attendance. Now Responsibilities list: we need to extract each essential function sentence. List from posting: - Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to clinic procedures such as recording temperatures, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, blood pressure and responses to standardized medical history questions. - Completes patient admission or registration process by reviewing accounts and other compliance-related documents for completeness and accuracy. - Obtains and documents missing information required for completion of the registration. - Reports all observed patient concerns and changes in condition to a licensed staff member. - Schedules patient appointments; contacts patients for rescheduling, missed appointments and appointment reminders. - Performs Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Waived Lab tests such as urine dip stick, Hgb, Hct, finger stick, glucose, hemoccults and reports results to the appropriate personnel. - Performs specialty skills such as suture removal, straight catheterization and injections (IM, SQ and intradermal). - May perform patient phlebotomy in accordance with clinic procedures and physician orders - Acts as a chaperone for health care providers during patient examination as requested and assists with procedures. - Monitors and cleans assigned patient examination rooms, unit areas and unit equipment reporting outdated supplies and necessary equipment repairs. - Answers telephones, forwards telephone messages and under the direction of licensed staff, schedules appointments, procedures and diagnostic tests. - Assists in routine clerical functions such as filing of medical information in patient's records, obtaining medical records from other providers and entering charges for billing purposes. - Attends and completes mandatory in-services including electronic medical record, HIPPA, infection control, safety, CPR, equipment usage and procedures according to hospital and department policies. - May apply leads and monitor for diagnostic procedures such as EKG and ultrasound scan under the direct supervision of licensed personnel. - May assist inpatient and family education by providing educational material and general health information to patients and family members. - This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. - We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations. - Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description. - CommentsIncumbents face exposure to potentially dangerous contaminated bodily fluids, blood, used needles and other contaminants as part of the daily hazards of the job. The physical demand of being on your feet for long periods of time, of moving and lifting patients and of reaching for and handling equipment are common elements of the job. The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual. We need to keep all substantive info. Some of these are more like notes; but we can include them. We should maybe combine some sentences but keep meaning. We'll create
Requirements
maybe combine Minimum Qualifications and Preferences? Could separate Requirements and Qualifications. But we have both. We could do Requirements for minimum qualifications, Qualifications for preferences? Or combine. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we have headings list includes both. We could include both if they have content. Let's do Requirements for minimum qualifications, Qualifications for preferences (or Skills). Skills could be for computer skills, multitasking, etc. But we have preferences includes fluency in Spanish, two years experience, strong computer skills, multitasking, time management. Those could be Skills. We'll allocate: - Requirements: Minimum qualifications (RQI eCredential, one of the four options). - Qualifications: Department specific preferences (fluency in Spanish, two years experience). - Skills: Strong computer skills, excellent ability to multi-task, ability to effectively and independently manage time. But we might be creating many thin sections. However each has substantive content. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section "Requirements". But we have separate headings list; we can still include both if they are substantive. Let's see: Minimum qualifications: 4 options. Preferences: fluency in Spanish, two years experience. Skills: computer skills, multitasking, time management. That's three sections. Could be okay. Alternatively combine Preferences and Skills into "Qualifications". But we have separate headings; we can still use them. We'll include:About the role
paragraph with summary, location, full-time, attendance.Responsibilities
- with each essential function as