LPN or Medical Assistant - 40 Hours Weekly - Pediatric Clinic

• Education as required for licensure.

About Essentia Health:

At Essentia Health, we believe that when you love where you work, it shows in the care you provide. Driven by our mission to make a healthy difference in people’s lives, our clinical and support teams come together every day to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to the communities we are privileged to serve. Here, you’ll find an award-winning culture built around genuine work-life balance, long-term stability, and the resources you need to continually grow your career. See why Essentia Health is truly like nowhere else: https://vimeo.com/284233541

Why Choose the Pediatric Clinic?

Make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families across the Red River Valley with the Pediatrics team at Essentia Health in the Fargo-Moorhead metro. Whether providing neighborhood-based care at our vibrant The Lights Clinic in West Fargo or delivering comprehensive pediatric primary and specialty care at our central South University Clinic campus, you’ll step into a high-trust, compassionate environment designed around whole-child wellness. Our outpatient teams care for infants through young adults, collaborating side-by-side with board-certified pediatricians, skilled clinical staff, and pediatric subspecialists. Here, you’ll enjoy predictable daytime outpatient schedules, a culture rooted in patient advocacy and teamwork, and the full clinical backing of the Essentia Health system. If you want your daily work to be defined by warmth, family connection, and meaningful impact, our Fargo pediatric clinics are where you belong.

• LPN: Current North Dakota LPN license required upon hire.
• LPN: Minnesota LPN license required within 3 months of hire.
• CMA: Current registration or certification as a medical assistant OR verifiable completion of a medical assistant program and must become certified within one year of date of hire.  Must pass certification within two attempts.
• CMA: Must be registered as a Medication Assistant III through the North Dakota Board of Nursing within 60 days of hire/transfer. A clinical assistant can NOT administer medication prior to being registered as an MA-III through the ND BON.
• BOTH: AHA Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification within 3 months of hire.
  

Assists RN, Physician and other providers and provides direct patient care in the ambulatory care setting to contribute to meeting the mission and goals of Essentia Health.  Will  perform identified procedures for which competencies have been demonstrated.  Cares for patients ranging in age from newborn to elderly as noted on age-related category.
 

Employees scheduled 24+ hours weekly enjoy these benefits:

• →Health insurance and HSA or FSA accounts
• →Dental and vision insurance
• →Supplemental insurances—critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity
• →Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance
• →Supplemental life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• →Tuition Reimbursement
• →PTO accrual and 7 paid holidays per year
• →Paid parental leave after one year
• →Adoption assistance after one year
• →Bereavement & Jury Duty (all regularly scheduled employees)

All employees, including casual, enjoy these benefits:

• →Take Charge (employee wellness program)
• →Guidance Resources (free confidential counseling)
• →Employee discount program
• →401(k) retirement account (traditional & Roth)
• →401(k) matching & discretionary contributions (subject to service requirements)