Certified Medical Assistant
About The Position
Sentara Urgent Care Little Neck is hiring a full-time Certified Medical Assistant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The position may require floating to other Virginia Beach Urgent Care clinics as needed. Qualified candidates will receive a sign-on bonus. The Medical Assistant supports a safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees; performs patient-care tasks and procedures and, as appropriate, administrative duties; and applies sound judgment to assess situations, consider alternatives, develop realistic action plans, and evaluate outcomes. The role requires medical-assistant skills and knowledge, effective interdepartmental interactions, adherence to department and system policies and procedures, productive daily operations, and appropriate use of safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible resources. Clinic hours are 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The schedule consists of two 12-hour shifts, one 8-hour shift, and one 6-hour shift, with alternating weekends.
Requirements
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- One of the following credentials: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), or EMT Basic Certification.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- One year of clinical or administrative experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Promote safety for patients, visitors, and employees.
- Perform patient-care tasks and procedures and, as appropriate, administrative duties.
- Assess situations from multiple viewpoints, consider alternatives, help develop realistic action plans, and evaluate outcomes.
- Apply medical-assistant skills and knowledge and interact effectively with other departments.
- Follow department and system policies, procedures, and practices.
- Contribute to productive and efficient daily operations.
- Use resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off and sick leave.
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave.
- Emergency backup care.
- Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
- Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000.
- Pet insurance.
- Legal resources plan.
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
