As our Medical Assistant at CHI St. Joseph's Health General Surgery Clinic, now part of CommonSpirit Health, you’ll keep the day running smoothly and efficiently for your patients and clinical team. You’ll take the lead on proactively preparing patient charts- ensuring all information is obtained and up-to-date for those seen in our facility. You can expect to have multiple patients daily depending on the number of physicians are on-site.
You'll be responsible for supporting a provider(s) during a patient visit; including pre-visit, visit and post visit services. To thrive in this role, you'll maintain a high level of customer service and operational efficiency as a member of the care team performing a variety of tasks, under direct supervision of the provider(s) and clinic manager.
Benefits:
While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more!
About Us:
CHI St. Joseph’s Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center hospitalist program testing surgery orthopedics rehabilitation and more so that you can experience better health.CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health.
Responsibilities
Comfortable managing medical records- charts and EMRTake patient vitals and record other information such as blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate and current medicationsCommunicate any patient concerns to physicians, physician’s assistants, or nursesWork with physicians, insurance providers, and pharmacies to obtain authorizations for patient medication, including refills Work with other Medical Assistants across our locations to identify process improvements and strengthen communication in support of ensuring patient needs are being met
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent.Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA). Active Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) .Computer literacy, past experience within a service industry.