Medical Assistant/ MA - Sleep Clinic - Fairview Health Services

We Fairview Health Services are looking for a Medical Assistant to join the Fairview Sleep Clinic on our Southdale Campus in Edina, MN! This position is approved for 80 hours every two weeks, is benefit eligible, and we are offering a $4000 sign on bonus! Some of the benefits we offer at Fairview include medical insurance - as low as $0, dental insurance - also a $0 option, PTO (24 days per year), and 403B with up to a 6% employer match; visit www.fairview.org/benefits/noncontract to learn more and get all the details. Pay for this role starts at $22.60 and increase based on experience. You may also be asked to travel to our Edina location while in this position. This position also offers a $4000 sign on bonus. 

The Sleep Clinics at Fairview are education destinations because of our M Health partnership, so we have fellows and students from the MCTC program. This is a multidisciplinary clinic covering all aspects of sleep; Obstructive Sleep Apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, and more.

As a member of the patients care team, Medical Assistants support quality patient- and family-centered care principles through performing a variety of high standard functions within a care team to support the needs of the healthcare team and patients. The Medical Assistant will collect information and detail the patient's visit. The MA is responsible for adhering to all policies, procedures and practice guidelines, promoting communication with all members of the team, maintaining complete, timely and accurate clinical documentation for each patient and continually looking for opportunities to improve processes and workflow.

Medical Assistants deliver care as delegated by the patients Physicians, or RN. They are able to prioritize work based on need, available resources, patient preferences, provider schedule, and work in collaboration with the physician/authorized practitioner as well as other health care team members. You may also perform high, and low risk, technical procedures during your daily work which could include: medication administration, assistance with CPR, assistance with procedures which may include lab draws

We find that those who excel in this role are also able to:

• Easily communicates compliance and concerns to others involved with patient care
• Partner with patient and/or care-giver in care/decision making
• Engage in change to improve the work environment and patient experience
• Recognizes when different approaches may be needed based on age or cultural differences
• Takes action to assure continuity of care for all assigned patient

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program or LPN
• Basic Life Support Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Ambulatory Care Experience
• AAMA Certification

We find our top performers have the following skills: High standard of creative prioritization skills and priority setting. Shown focus on customer service/patient care with every interaction. Excellent public relations and communication skills. Work as an effective team member to deliver outstanding care. Ability to use appropriate computer applications. Ability to work independently, demonstrate critical thinking skills and engage in ongoing process improvement. Ability to accept change.