Medical Assistant (MA) - PRN

Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nations 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of Americas 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) andjoin 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 Associates 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

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate is dependent upon experience.

• $18.50 - $25.75 per hour

What Makes Avera Special?