Medical Assistant
About The Position
The Medical Assistant provides professional, family-centered care to infants, children, and adolescents, as delegated by a provider or registered nurse. The role supports clinical care in Children’s Minnesota clinics and helps maintain patient dignity, comfort, and confidentiality while carrying out testing, treatments, and documentation. Children’s Minnesota is a not-for-profit pediatric health system serving children from before birth through young adulthood. Its care sites include two hospitals, primary care and specialty clinics, and rehabilitation locations throughout the Upper Midwest.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program, or completion of an LPN/LVN or RN program.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience in a clinic setting or completion of a Medical Assistant externship at a Children’s Minnesota Clinic.
- Pediatric experience.
- Phlebotomy and basic laboratory skills, if required by the clinic site.
Responsibilities
- Escort patients to exam rooms and appropriately document information.
- Prepare and administer medications and injections as directed by a clinician.
- Perform and assist with procedures and treatments as directed by a clinician, including hearing and vision tests, rapid strep testing, nebulizer treatments, and urine catheterizations.
- Collect and process laboratory specimens to support accurate and appropriate patient testing while maintaining patient dignity, comfort, and confidentiality.
- Maintain knowledge of and comply with relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Benefits
- Medical benefits.
- Dental benefits.
- Vision benefits.
- Retirement benefits.
- Other fringe benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
