Medical Assistant/Scribe (pre-health or CMA/RMA)

Join one of the Gazette’s Best Workplaces six years in a row and one of the top 150 workplaces in Colorado by the Denver Post for the last five years.

Vanguard Skin Specialists is a dermatology and plastic surgery practice serving communities in southern Colorado. Our mission is to make a positive impact on our patients, our community, and our world. This mission drives everything we do from opening offices in underserved areas to sponsoring humanitarian projects to volunteering locally and abroad.

"We make a positive impact on our patients, our community, and the world.” -- That statement is a key part of our operating principles, and it is the motivation behind what we do. We are seeking a Medical Scribe who shares this motivation and will help create an amazing patient experience.

Who We Are:

1. We are a multi-provider medical practice with a set of operating principle that guide us -- excellence in patient care, one-team mentality, making a positive impact in this world. We believe we are the best at what we do.

1. We are fanatical about providing the best patient care without compromise. Our teams, come in early and stay late to ensure patient concerns are addressed and our schedule is fully optimized for our patients and providers. We take care of our patients the way we would want our children, parents, and grandparents cared for. We work long, challenging days to make this happen. We expect you to help us sustain this level of excellent care.

1. We run a remarkably efficient and busy clinic. You will need to juggle many tasks while maintaining efficiency and ensuring all the small details are accounted for. Super human organization and attention to detail is a must.

1. We operate as one team. Our patients and your team members will count on you to be here, every single day, on time. If you have ever worked in a team environment, you understand how important that dedication is to your team, as well as to your personal success.

1. We believe it is possible to change the world. We give generously of our time and resources locally and around the world.

Job and Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join our clinical team. Our diverse team includes:

• Team members who are applying to PA school, medical school, or other graduate medical programs

• Graduates from Colorado College, UCCS, UC Boulder, and elsewhere

• Runners, rock climbers, book worms, musicians, introverts, and extroverts

• We’re a diverse group with one shared passion -- provide the absolute best medical care to our patients.

• If you are preparing for PA or medical school, you will gain clinical experience working in a fast-paced environment.

• Typical candidates have a high GPA, active involvement on campus or in the community, and are bound for grad school.

• We don’t require prior experience. We do require an unwavering commitment to excellence. We need a promise from you to push yourself to become the very best. We’ll train you and help you get there.

• Our scribes and Medical Assistants at Vanguard have a high degree of responsibility. Our team cares for patients from the beginning to the end of each visit, taking care of everything from intake, to assisting the medical provider, to documenting visits, to handling labs and prescriptions. Our top MAs take on additional responsibilities across the practice.

• If you are part of our pre-health program, you will also receive guidance and mentoring as you apply for grad school.