Medical Assistant - Orthopedics Clinic

Avera

  • Taunton, MN
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Join the Team at Avera!Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.Join Avera as a Medical Assistant (MA) and join a mission driven organization with a great company culture, and team environment.Position Highlights:
  • Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve with providing direct patient care.
  • Commitment to Quality Patient Care: Avera Marshall invests almost $2 million each year to upgrade technology or purchase new hospital equipment to ensure the highest quality care available.
  • Population: Opportunity to work with a wide range of ages
  • Career Growth opportunities with the largest employer in South Dakota.
Job Summary
  • Perform general nursing care for patients
  • Greet patients and prepare them for physical examinations. Obtain height/weight, blood pressure and medical history information.
  • Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
  • Observe, record and report patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to the provider.
  • Assists in the orientation of new clinic nursing staff.
  • Position will work in all areas of both Clinics.
Education and/or Experience
  • Graduate of a Medical Assistant program with an Associate’s degree or diploma required upon hire.
  • Previous clinic experience preferred
Licensure/Certification/Registration
  • Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire
  • Must be licensed through one of the following upon hire:
  • National Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).
  • National Registration as a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through the American Medical Technologist (AMT).
  • National Certification as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) through the National Health Career Association.
Work Schedule
  • Varied shifts; PRN
  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
PayThe hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate is dependent upon experience.
  • $19.25 - $27.00 per hour

Avera