Medical Assistant - Neurosurgery Clinic

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

1d•$17 - $26

About The Position

The Medical Assistant (MA) works in an ambulatory care setting within the administration’s pre-defined scope of practice guidelines for the state where the employee practices. In Sanford Health’s Neurosurgery Clinic, the MA supports patients throughout their surgical journey, coordinating care for patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures, providing pre-operative education, performing post-operative follow-up care, and serving as a resource for patients and families. The role works with neurosurgeons, advanced practice providers, and nursing professionals in a fast-paced outpatient specialty clinic. The MA collects subjective and objective health-status data from patients or caregivers and communicates it to health care providers. Under provider direction, the MA contributes data to licensed health care professionals and follows through on the patient’s plan of care. The MA communicates providers’ written care instructions to patients or caregivers, participates in preventive care, health maintenance, treatment, and follow-up across the lifespan and care settings, and performs duties under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine. Specialized clinical duties include obtaining vital signs, preparing patients for examinations, observing and reporting signs or symptoms, and performing point-of-care testing.

Requirements

Graduate of a recognized Medical Assistant program.
National certification or registration as a Medical Assistant is required. Acceptable certifications include CMA through AAMA, CCMA through NHA, CMAC through AMCA, NCMA through NCCT, or equivalent nationally approved certification; RMA through AMT is also acceptable.
In North Dakota, registration as an MAIII through the ND Board of Nursing is required. If not held at hire, it must be obtained within four months; medication administration before MAIII registration must be supervised by a licensed nurse, and the employee must also be registered on the ND Board of Nursing UAP Registry if they do not hold MAIII registration at hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within six months of employment, with recertification as required.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate care for patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures.
Provide pre-operative education and post-operative follow-up care.
Serve as a resource for patients and families.
Collect subjective and objective health-status data from patients or caregivers and communicate it to the health care provider.
Contribute patient-care data to licensed health care professionals and follow through on the patient’s plan of care under provider direction.
Communicate providers’ written care instructions to patients or caregivers.
Participate in preventive care, health maintenance, treatment, and follow-up across the lifespan and as patients move between care settings.
Perform duties under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine.
Obtain vital signs, prepare patients for examinations, observe and report patient signs or symptoms, and perform point-of-care testing.