Medical Assistant / Medical Scribe

Love Where You Work:  Work at Avera where current employees rate their satisfaction at 94%. Join a team where the career opportunities are endless.

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.

Avera is currently seeking Medical Assistant - Medical Scribe looking to deliver the best possible nursing care in Avera’s patient-focused settings.

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

Supports a clinic physician by proficiently operating the Electronic Medical Record by efficiently entering orders and documenting patient encounters for the physician; allowing him/her to focus their time on direct patient care rather than the computer. While this is not a direct patient care position, the individual may be called on periodically to perform patient care to assure efficient patient flow and high quality care and services.

Education and/or Experience

• Graduate of a Medical Assistant program with an Associate's degree or technical degree preferred.
• Six months to one year related experience and/or training preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Medical Assistant Registration from the SD Board of Medical Examiners office required.
• 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 or Nationally Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) through the National Center Competency Testing (NCCT) or National Certification as a Clinical Medical Assistant (CMAC) through the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) required.

Work Schedule

• Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; 72 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

What Makes Avera Special?