Medical Assistant - Apple Valley Clinic

Job Description

Overview

Fairview Health Services has an immediate opening for a Medical Assistant to provide professional, quality care to patients in the ambulatory setting at the Fairview Apple Valley Clinic, located in Apple Valley, MN.

Join the Fairview Apple Valley Clinic as a Medical Assistant in an ambulatory setting! As a member of the care team, the Medical Assistant supports quality patient and family centered care principles through performing a variety of high level functions within a care team to support the needs of the healthcare team and patients/families.

This is a 0.7 FTE opening (56 hours per two week pay period), beneftis-eligible position. This position offers a $3000 New Hire Bonus!

Clinic Hours:

Monday 7AM to 7PMTuesday 7AM to 5PMWednesday 7AM to 5PMThursday 7AM to 7PMFriday 7AM to 5PMSaturday 8AM to 12PM

Responsibilities/Job Description

As a member of the care team, the Medical Assistant supports quality patient- and family-centered care principles through performing a variety of high level functions within a care team to support the needs of the healthcare team and patients/families. The Medical Assistant will gather information and documents to support the patient visit. The medical assistant is responsible for adhering to all policies, procedures and practice guidelines, promoting teamwork with all members of the health care team, maintaining complete, timely and accurate clinical documentation for each patient and continually looking for opportunities to improve processes and workflow.

• Delivers care as delegated by the physician/authorized practitioner or RN, to assigned patient population, or individual patient.
• Prioritizes work based on patient acuity, available resources, patient/family preferences, provider schedule, in collaboration with the physician/authorized practitioner and other health care team members.
• Effectively communicates compliance and concerns to delegating physician/authorized practitioner/RN.
• Documents care in the medical record.
• Partners with patient/care-giver in care/decision making
• Engage in change to improve the work environment and patient experience

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program or LPN
• Basic Life Support Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Ambulatory Care Experience
• AAMA Certification

Other Required Skills

• Excellent customer service, public relations and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and work with a fluctuation in workload while working independently
• Demonstrates focus on customer service/patient experience with every interaction
• Ability to work as an effective team member to provide exceptional care
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills
• Ability to embrace change and engage in ongoing process improvement
• Ability to keyboard and utilize computer programs
• Willingness to work at other sites is required