Clinic Medical Assistant - Orthopedics

Reports To: Director of Physicians Clinic, Clinic Nurse Coordinator & Vice President of Patient Services

Status: 72-80 hours per two week pay period

Shift: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Job Schedule: Full-Time
Weekly Hours: 36 - 40 hours

Pay: HRMC offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

*New Graduates & Experienced Medical Assistance welcome to apply!

Statement of Purpose

The Medical Assistant provides professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practice in a confidential manner. Assists the physician with procedures within the clinic, ensuring quality, efficient, caring, and professional care and treatment of the patients. Performs overall Medical Assistance care, including triage for drop-in and telephoning patients, immunization administration and oversight. The Medical Assistance provides direct nursing care for individual patients with well-defined nursing diagnoses. The Medical Assistance communicates with and on behalf of the patient and coordinates patient care with all health team members. The Medical Assistance organizes those aspects of nursing care for which s/he is accountable in a specified work period.

Demonstrates the mission of HRMC by displaying REACH, our core value system:

· Respectful - We value the unique talents, ideas, contributions, and circumstances of each individual.

· Engaged - We value being active, positive participants at work and in our communities.

· Available - We value providing local access to care for our communities while being present for each other.

· Competent - We value knowledgeable, people-centered, innovative, and technology driven teams.

· Helpful - We value always helping others with kindness and compassion.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice as an Medical Assistance in the state of South Dakota.
• Experience working as an Medical Assistance in a clinic setting.
• Following a formal orientation, proficiency in the assigned clinical area is expected within six months.
• CPR certified.
• Consistently requires a high degree of social sensitivity and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with patients and healthcare personnel within and outside the agency.

Working Conditions

• Requires frequent walking, standing, sitting, bending, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, feeling, talking, hearing and moderate (exerting/lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, or up to 10 pounds constantly) lifting of clients and equipment.
• Risks exposure to communicable or infectious disease.
• Failure to comply with standards of nursing care of HRMC may result in consequences to continued employment.
• Subject to inside environmental conditions (protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change) and to atmospheric conditions (one or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation).

Benefits

Huron Regional Medical Center offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, sick leave and paid time off. To review your benefit eligibility, visit HRMC Benefits.

HRMC is an independent healthcare system.

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