Certified Medical Assistant
About The Position
Sentara Medical Group has a unique opportunity for a LPN or Medical Assistant to join The Dedicated Care Center (DCC) in Norfolk, VA! The Dedicated Care Center is Sentara’s only concierge practice, where staff can dedicate more time to patients due to smaller panel sizes. This role offers weekday office hours (no weekends), potential for monthly incentive pay, and personal office space. As a LPN or Medical Assistant with the DCC, you will work directly with a doctor conducting both clinical and clerical duties. Primary responsibilities include rooming patients, taking vitals, verifying patient information, and preparing them for their visit. Teamwork is exceptional, with everyone working together to ensure the best care for our patients. The Medical Assistant performs patient care and administrative/clerical related tasks and procedures based on training, education, and competency evaluations, and as delegated by and under the direction/supervision of the Physician, Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA), Registered Nurse (RN), or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Basic Life Support (BLS) is required within 90 days of hire. The Medical Assistant provides an environment for safety; identifies, addresses, and incorporates principles of safety for the patient, visitors, and employees. Provides patient care tasks and procedures and administrative duties (as appropriate). Demonstrates the ability to objectively assess a specific situation from a number of viewpoints considers an array of alternatives, assists with the development of realistic action plans and evaluates outcomes. Demonstrates the development of the specific skills and knowledge required of medical assistants, effective inter-departmental interactions, and ability to follow department and system policies, procedures, and practices. Productive and efficient in daily operations. Utilizes appropriate resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible.
Requirements
- HS Diploma required
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), or EMT Basic Certification (EMT) required upon hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire
- None required (experience)
Nice To Haves
- Experienced LPN or Medical Assistant with an outgoing personality
Responsibilities
- Bringing the patients into rooms
- Taking vitals
- Verifying patient information
- Preparing patients for their visit
- Performing patient care and administrative/clerical related tasks and procedures
- Providing an environment for safety
- Identifying, addressing, and incorporating principles of safety for the patient, visitors, and employees
- Providing patient care tasks and procedures and administrative duties (as appropriate)
- Objectively assessing a specific situation from a number of viewpoints
- Considering an array of alternatives
- Assisting with the development of realistic action plans
- Evaluating outcomes
- Demonstrating the development of specific skills and knowledge required of medical assistants
- Effective inter-departmental interactions
- Following department and system policies, procedures, and practices
- Being productive and efficient in daily operations
- Utilizing appropriate resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible
Benefits
- Market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met
- Sign on bonus available for qualified candidates
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
