Medical Assistant / LPN - General Surgery Clinic

Overview

M Health Fairview has an immediate opening for a Medical Assistant to join our team at the Surgery Clinic located in Maplewood MN.

Join M Health Fairview, the largest healthcare system in the state! The M Health Fairview Maplewood Surgery Clinic is a growing and collaborative clinic.

Our clinic is open Monday - Friday 7AM - 5PM, so no evenings, weekends, or holidays! This provides an excellent work life balance!

Surgical specialties includes general and plastic surgery, comprehensive weight managment, and ENT clinics. This position is primarily general / plastics / comp weight but will cross over to other departments when needed.

In addition to routine medical assistant duties, sterile processing is peformed in surgical specialty clinics.

This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two week pay period), benefits-eligible opening.

The schedule for this opening wall range from 08 : 00AM and 4 : 30PM Monday - Friday.

This position offers a $4000 New Hire SIgn On Bonus!

M Health Fairview offers a competitive benefits package! For details, please visit our benefits page by clicking

This role will be required to cover other departments such as ENT, Plastic Surgery, and Medical Specialties based on business needs.

The primary site for this opening is Maplewood Specialty Center and may need to cover the Woodwinds Clinic location on occasion.

Responsibilities Job Description

As a member of the patients care team, a Medical Assistant supports quality patient- and family-centered care principles through performing a variety of high standard functions within a care team to support the needs of the healthcare team and patients / families.

The Medical Assistant will collect information and detail the patient's visit. MA's are responsible for adhering to policies, procedures and practice guidelines;

promoting communication with all members of the team, maintaining complete, timely and accurate clinical documentation for each patient and continually looking for opportunities to improve processes and workflow.

Medical Assistants deliver care as delegated by the patients Physicians, or RN. They are able to prioritize work based on need, available resources, patient preferences, provider schedule, and work in collaboration with the physician / authorized practitioner as well as other health care team members.

You may also perform high, and low risk, technical procedures during your daily work which could include : medication administration, assistance with CPR, assistance with procedures which may include lab draws

We find that those who excel in this role are also able to :

• Easily communicates compliance and concerns to others involved with patient care
• Partner with patient and / or care-giver in care / decision making
• Engage in change to improve the work environment and patient experience
• Recognizes when different approaches may be needed based on age or cultural differences
• Takes action to assure continuity of care for all assigned patient

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Ambulatory Care Experience is preferred.
• AAMA Certification is preferred.

Other Skills We Desire :

• Excellent customer service, public relations and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and work with a fluctuation in workload while working independently
• Ability to adapt to change and engage in ongoing process improvement
• Flexibility to work at other sites is encouraged

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.