Avera Medical Group Family Health Center-Marion Rd
Worker Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$19.50 - $27.50
Position Highlights
Medical Scribe for Family Practice & OB provider Dr. Hultgren
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief OverviewSupports 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.
What you will do
- Learns and maintains proficient understanding and utilization of the EMR (LSS).
- Provides accurate completed legible and timely documentation of all patient encounters and procedures in the medical record.
- Enters accurate complete legible and timely orders based on physicians orders in the medical record.
- Works collaboratively as a team member with the physician nurse(s) and receptionists in a clinic setting to provide exceptional patient care.
- Maintains knowledge of preauthorization process and ensure all criteria is met before orders for advanced imaging is placed.
- Ensures that the encounters have complete and accurate diagnoses and that documentation supports the appropriate billing/coding levels.
- Ensures that all documentation enhances compliance with applicable documentation standards including Meaningful Use.
- Assists the Physician with clinical quality measures and chronic disease management documentation and process.
- Assists with a patient-centered approach to each encounter that maximizes the patient satisfaction and outcome.
Essential QualificationsThe individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Upon Hire or
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) Upon Hire or
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Upon Hire or
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists (AMT) Upon Hire or
- National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) Upon Hire
Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Associates Graduate of a Medical Assistant program or technical degree
- 6 months to 1 year experience and/or training
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
Free health insurance options for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .