Medical Assistant (1727_220195) more… ▼
| Location: | Minneapolis, MN |
| Company: | Fairview Health Services |
| First posted: | February 20, 2015 |
Medical Assistant
Join our team in providing and supporting exceptional care.
Fairview Health Services is an award-winning nonprofit health care system with more than 21,000 employees and 2,300 aligned physicians. Based in Minneapolis, we provide exceptional, coordinated health care—from preventing illness and injury to caring for the most complex medical conditions. Passionate, innovative, talented employees are essential to our future as we seek to improve the health of the communities we serve.
As a member of the care team, the Medical Assistant supports quality patient- and family-centered care principles through performing a variety of high level functions within a care team to support the needs of the healthcare team and patients/families. The Medical Assistant will gather information and documents to support the patient visit. The medical assistant is responsible for adhering to all policies, procedures and practice guidelines, promoting teamwork with all members of the health care team, maintaining complete, timely and accurate clinical documentation for each patient and continually looking for opportunities to improve processes and workflow.
To be successful, the Medical Assistant must be able to:
Deliver care as delegated by the physician/authorized practitioner or RN, to assigned patient population, or individual patient.
Communicates effectively with other members of the health care team
Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level of population served
As a member of the care team, continuously improve work processes, environment and the overall experience to serve customers and meet business goals
Qualifications
Required
Graduate from an accredited Medical Assisting program (or currently employed by the Fairview Medical Group as a Medical Assistant or LPN)
Current BLS certification for Healthcare provider thru the AHA or ARC.(must be obtained within 30 days of hire)
Preferred
Current certification by the AAMA
Previous experience in ambulatory care setting.
Desired Skills
Willingness to work at other locations.
Additional information
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and work with a fluctuation in workload.
Ability to keyboard and utilize computer programs.
Demonstrated focus on customer service/patient service with every interaction.
Ability to work independently, demonstrate critical thinking skills and engage in ongoing process improvement.
Are you ready to transform healthcare with us?
For more than 100 years, Fairview has been meeting community needs and achieving breakthrough medical advances in care. We are committed to delivering great value for our patients—higher quality, better experience and lower cost. Fairview has seven hospitals and medical centers and more than 90 primary and specialty care clinics throughout the state.
In partnership with the University of Minnesota, Fairview is an academic health system committed to nation-leading research and educating tomorrow’s physicians and health care professionals. We serve patients from across the state of Minnesota, the upper Midwest and beyond.
True to our values of dignity, integrity, service and compassion, our employees provide exceptional care to each patient, every day. Consider being part of our team today.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.
About Fairview
For more than 100 years, Fairview has been improving the health of the communities we serve. We have grown into one of Minnesota’s largest nonprofit organizations. Today, we are more than 20,000 employees providing exceptional care and leading health care innovations that will sustain us into the future.
We partner with one of the nation’s top research and teaching facilities – the University of Minnesota and its Academic Health Center. Our partnership is a national model that enables us to provide breakthrough medicine to our patients.
Our caregivers and leaders are re-envisioning patient care during a time of transformational change in health care. From ground-breaking care models in our primary care facilities to unique collaborative relationships with payers and employers and implementation of new technologies, we’re committed to improving the overall value of our clinical quality and experience for our patients as we reduce the cost of care.
We are hospitals, clinics, home care, hospice, rehabilitation, pharmacy services and much more. To the communities we serve, we are known as a healthcare leader, community partner and trusted advocate. As an employer, we nurture the teamwork, passion and excellence needed to deliver our promise of exceptional care to our patients.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits to fit your life.
See current job openings and apply online at:
fairview.org/careers
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