Medical Assistant

Job Description

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Huron Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of South Daktoa.  HRMC provides state-of-the-art health care with a caring, compassionate touch to residents in Huron and seven surrounding counties in the region. Our knowledgeable employees and medical staff deliver care with the ultimate goal of exceeding each and every patient's expectations.

Spanish and Karen bilingual applicants encouraged to apply for any open positions in which you are qualified.

Department : Physicians Clinic

Reports To: Director of Physicians Clinic, Clinic Nurse Coordinator 

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

Remote Position: No

Pay: Competitive salary.

Benefits: HRMC 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 .

*New Graduates & Experienced RN/LPN/MAs welcome to apply!

Statement of Purpose

The RN/LPN/MA 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 RN/LPN/MA care, including triage for drop-in and telephoning patients, immunization administration and oversight. The RN/LPN/MA provides direct nursing care for individual patients with well-defined nursing diagnoses. The RN/LPN/MA communicates with and on behalf of the patient and coordinates patient care with all health team members. The RN/LPN/MA organizes those aspects of nursing care for which s/he is accountable in a specified work period.

Demonstrates the mission of HRMC by demonstrating the Core Values:

· Be Accessible – determined to provide local interventional healthcare for the community.

· Be Helpful – always help each other while caring for others.

· Be Knowledgeable – knowledge applied thoughtfully to others.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice as an RN, LPN or MA in the state of South Dakota.
• Experience working as an RN, LPN or MA 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).

HRMC is an independent healthcare system.

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