Medical Assistant (MA) - Weight Management Clinic

Company: Avera Comprehensive Weight Management Clinic
Location: Tea
Posted on: November 19, 2024

Job Description:

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, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

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If you're a compassionate individual who enjoys helping people, become a Medical Assistant (MA) at Avera.

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Position Highlights:

• Compensation: Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement.
  
• Positive Work Environment: -Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care. We consider our team like a family, not just co-workers.
  
• Career Growth: You have the opportunity to go beyond licensure and employment requirements and become nationally certified.
  
  
  Job Summary
  
  
  
• Performs selected medical assistant and clerical duties that assist in care for clinic patients following established standards, practices, and competency. -
  
• Works collaboratively with other clinic staff to solve practice-related problems. -
  
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to specific issues and data reflective of the patient/customer's status. -
  Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the population served in the department.
  
  
  Education and/or Experience
  
  
  
• Graduate from a Medical Assistant program with an Associate's degree or diploma preferred.
  
• Six months to one year related experience and/or training preferred.
  
  
  Certification, Licensure, Registration
  
  
  
• National Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAAMA); or
  
• National Registration as a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through the American Medical Technologist (AMT); or
  
• National Certification as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) through the National Health Career Association and Medical Assistant diploma.
  
  
  Work Schedule
  
  
  
• Day/Evening Shifts, Monday-Friday, 80 hours every 2 weeks
  
  
  Pay
  
  The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. -
  
  
  $19.25 - $27.00 per hour
  
  
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  Keywords:
  Medical Assistant, Patient Care, Health Care, Avera, Healthcare Team, Certifications, Clinic, Compassionate Care, Career Growth, Weight Management
  

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