Medical Assistant (MA) - Opthalmology
Avera
- Mount Vernon, SD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Student Loan Repayment: This RN position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
- 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.
- Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve with providing direct resident care.
- 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.
- Graduate of a Medical Assistant program with an Associate’s degree or diploma preferred.
- Six months to one year related experience and/or training preferred.
- National Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA); 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.
- Basic Life Support certification is mandatory within six months of employment.
- Monday-Thursday: 7:30am-5:00pm, Friday: 8:00am-12:00pm; 80 hours every 2 weeks
- $19.25 - $27.00 per hour