Certified Medical Assistant CMA - Multispecialty Surgery Clinic - Weekday PRN

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

26d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a PRN position with shifts that will fall Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm. Located on the 11th floor at the Adult Outpatient Pavilion, our Multispecialty Surgery Clinic specializes in adult care working with multiple providers for GI Bariatric, Colon & Rectal, and Trauma Services. As a multispecialty clinic we provide care for all surgery patients for post-op, follow-up and continued care. New patient consults are referred to our specialty surgeons and multiple procedures are performed in our clinics so we are constantly educating and working alongside our patients for a wide range of surgeries. Our clinic hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm with some flexibility. The Certified Medical Assistant provides direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and the plan of care under the direction of the physician.

Requirements

Current Medical Assistant Certification through a recognized national professional association such as, the American Association of Medical Assistants, the American Medical Technologists, The National Association of Healthcare Professions, the American Registry of Medical Assistants, or the National Healthcare Association.
AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent
One (1) year of medical assistant work experience within the last three (3) years if individual is not a graduate of a medical assistant program
No work experience if individual is a graduate of a medical assistant program
Previous experience using a personal computer and various software applications, including Microsoft, e-mail, etc.
Demonstrated experience utilizing strong organizational, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills
High School Diploma or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Two (2) to three (3) years of previous experience as a Certified Medical Assistant
Previous experience in an academic health care environment
Graduation from a Medical Assisting training program from an accredited program of study such as the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).