Medical Assistant Apprentice

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital•Rapid City, SD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Medical Assistant Apprentice at Monument Health, you will have the unique opportunity to work and certify as a Medical Assistant over this 12 month fully-paid (and paid-for) apprenticeship. You will join a small cohort of like-minded difference-makers to learn and practice all the necessary administrative, clinical, and phycological skills necessary to become a certified Medical Assistant, and you will have 1:1 support from your leader, a mentor, our Education and Professional Development team, and clinical leadership in doing so! Career pathing into a permanent Medical Assistant role at Monument Health is our goal! As a Medical Assistant Apprentice, you will have a unique opportunity to learn to work collaboratively to provide direct and indirect patient care in the ambulatory clinic setting. You will actively participate as a member of the health care team and perform assigned tasks in accordance with the policies and procedures of Monument Health to meet the needs of each patient. Our vision at Monument Health is to be one team, to listen, to be inclusive, and to show we care. To do the right thing. Every time. If you share this philosophy, we hope you’ll join us. Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED Equivalent
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Professional Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) within 60 days of hire
Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.

Responsibilities

Learn to properly prepare the examination and treatment areas per clinic standards.
Learn to complete patient rooming procedures to include vital signs, data collection and other identified components specific to the clinic setting and within outlined Scope of Responsibilities.
Learn to accurately administer and document unit dose medications/ immunizations in accordance with clinic policy following successful training/competency.
Learns to perform EKG's and laboratory testing per CLIA license of the clinic following successful training/competency.
Learns to document in the patient record is accurate, clear, concise within outlined Scope of Responsibilities.
May function as provider scribe following successful training.
Completes all assigned clerical activities and supply maintenance/ordering as directed.
Assists with scheduling follow up care/appointments as ordered/directed.
Distributes pre-printed/pre-approved patient education materials.
Directs all patient questions to provider or RN.
Functions within the documented Monument Health Scope of Responsibilities.
All other duties as assigned.