Medical Assistant
How this pay compares
This posting states $20–$25 an hour. Open medical assistant jobs in Colorado post a median of $25.26 an hour, the middle half $23.63–$26.26, across 103 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Medical assistants employed in Colorado earn a median of $23.27 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Medical assistants in Colorado: pay by town and employer
The Medical Assistants job market: pay, applicant demand and hiring, researched nightly
About the job
Medical Assistant
Location: Onsite - Lakewood, CO
Employment Type: Full-Time, W-2 Employee, Non-Exempt
Hourly Rate: $20-25/hr
Schedule/Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (no nights or weekends!)
Reports To: Director of the Service Line
We're growing! Denver Wellness is seeking an experienced Medical Assistant (MA)
We are currently seeking a Medical Assistant (MA) to join our dynamic healthcare team. The MA will play a crucial role in managing prescription refill and prior authorization requests, delivering exceptional customer service, collaborating with healthcare professionals, providing direct patient care, and contributing to the overall success of Denver Wellness Associates. The role will primarily be to address the various avenues of incoming prescription refill and prior authorization requests for patients, scheduling appointments, addressing patient balances as applicable, interacting with the patients during their treatments, and ensuring a safe administration of treatment as well as consistent patient experience. This role will act as an extension of the provider team, working closely with providers as well as the administrative staff.
Medical Assistant Responsibilities
- Processing prescription refill requests in real-time from patients and pharmacies via incoming calls, emails, website requests, and electronic prescription refill transmission within the EHR
- Processing prescription prior authorizations and submitting them to patient’s insurance for review and approval
- Following established prescription refills protocols to ensure patient safety and medication refill accuracy is maintained at the highest level
- Maintaining accurate documentation of all prescription refill interactions and requests, ensuring proper details are documented in the EHR
- Communication to patients that an appointment is need for future refills per the prescription refill protocol in addition to scheduling patients for appointments
- Notifying patients of high balances and collecting payment according to office policies prior to providing further refills
- Communication with patients regarding the status of their prescription refills or prior authorizations
- Communication with providers, pharmacies, and insurance companies to support patients in receiving their medication in a timely manner
- Understanding of insurance benefits, take patient payments, verify benefits, and support the billing team in gathering the information needed
- Working collaboratively with the administrative and billing team to ensure all requirements of the procedures are fully met
- Clerical duties such as patient check-in and checkout, record processing as requested, data verification, and interdisciplinary communication on the patient experience
- Administration, monitoring, and documentation of the Service Line treatments to include Transcranial Magnetic Therapy (TMS), Spravato, Ketamine, and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
- Conducts business in a service-oriented manner that is attentive, cooperative, sensitive, respectful and kind with all patients, visitors, the public and all colleagues
- Attends staff meetings as required
- Maintains certifications per state guidelines
- Performs duties to achieve or exceed established service standards
Medical Assistant Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees are eligible for)
- Competitive Hourly Rate: $20-25/hr; paid bi-weekly
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 4%
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- HSA (with employer contribution) and FSA options to help manage healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Employer-paid life insurance and AD&D coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with confidential mental health and life support resources
- Generous paid time off and additional paid holidays
Requirements
Medical Assistant Qualifications
- Current and valid MA license in the state of Colorado.
- Graduation from an accredited medical assistant program.
- CPR certification
- Minimum of one year of experience working in the medical field
- Knowledge of TMS and/or Spravato would be an asset
- Experience with prescription refill and prior authorization management
- Billing experience
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Clinic or office experience preferred
- EMR knowledge
- Excel and/or strong computer skills
About Denver Wellness Associates
Denver Wellness Associates is a comprehensive mental health care practice dedicated to supporting individuals and families on their journey toward lasting well-being. We offer personalized psychiatric services, including medication management, therapy, genetic testing, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Spravato and ketamine-assisted treatments, and ADHD testing, delivered with compassion, collaboration, and a focus on holistic care. With a talented team serving clients across multiple Colorado locations and via telehealth, our mission is to improve access to high-quality mental health services and help every person we work with feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Denver Wellness Associates is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected, and supported. We believe diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives strengthens our teams and enhances the care we provide to the communities we serve.
Denver Wellness Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Denver Wellness Associates is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Accommodation requests may be submitted to careers@archealthpartners.com.
From Denver Wellness Associates's job posting, checked 4 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →
Cross Country HealthcareTravel nursing agency
A national staffing company placing travel nurses, allied professionals, therapists and locum tenens providers, with local and per diem work too.
Places: Nurses, NPs & PAs, Doctors, CNAs & PCTs

NURSES Etc StaffingHealthcare staffing agency
Healthcare staffing firm since 2000 placing travel, per diem, local PRN and government service clinicians.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Doctors, Therapy & rehab
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New medical assistant jobs in Colorado, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About Denver Wellness Associates
Denver Wellness Associates hires advanced practice providers and mental health staff in Denver, Colorado.
Hires in ColoradoPay on its listings: 50% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
More open jobs at Denver Wellness Associates
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)$112,000–$120,000/yr
- Psychiatric Physician Associate (PA)$112,000–$120,000/yr
- Licensed Mental Health Therapist (Psychologist, LCSW, LMFT, or LPC)$55/hr
More medical assistant jobs
A certified medical assistant?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Denver Wellness Associates openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from Denver Wellness Associates's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.