Certified Medical Assistant
About The Position
Sentara Urgent Care Red Mill is hiring a full-time Certified Medical Assistant in the Virginia Beach, Virginia area. The role may require coverage at the Red Mill, Little Neck, Chimney Hill, and Town Center clinics. The position provides an environment for safety by identifying, addressing, and incorporating safety principles for patients, visitors, and employees. It performs patient-care tasks and procedures, as well as administrative duties as appropriate. The Medical Assistant assesses situations objectively from multiple viewpoints, considers alternatives, helps develop realistic action plans, and evaluates outcomes. The role requires applying medical-assistant skills and knowledge, interacting effectively across departments, following department and system policies and procedures, and working productively and efficiently while using resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible. 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. A sign-on bonus is available to all qualified candidates. The stated full-time base pay range is $21.69–$32.14 per hour; additional compensation may be available, and pay within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
Requirements
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- Certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), or 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 is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide a safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees by identifying, addressing, and incorporating safety principles.
- Perform patient-care tasks and procedures and, as appropriate, administrative duties.
- Assess situations objectively from multiple viewpoints, consider alternatives, help develop realistic action plans, and evaluate outcomes.
- Apply the specific skills and knowledge required of medical assistants.
- Interact effectively with other departments and follow department and system policies, procedures, and practices.
- Work productively and efficiently in daily operations.
- Use resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible.
- Provide coverage as needed at the listed urgent-care clinics.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus for all qualified candidates.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
- 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 up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
- Student debt paydown up to $10,000.
- Pet insurance.
- Legal resources plan.
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to established system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
