Certified Medical Assistant

Sentara Hospitals • Virginia Beach, VA

4d • Onsite

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 promotes safety for patients, visitors, and employees; performs patient-care tasks and procedures and, as appropriate, administrative duties; and applies the skills and knowledge required of medical assistants. The role involves effective interdepartmental interactions, following department and system policies and procedures, and working productively and efficiently while using resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible.

The clinic is open 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.

The full-time hourly base-pay range is $21.69–$32.14. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Hold 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 is required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• One year of clinical or administrative experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote and incorporate safety principles for patients, visitors, and employees.
• Perform patient-care tasks and procedures and administrative duties as appropriate.
• Objectively assess situations from multiple viewpoints, consider alternatives, help develop realistic action plans, and evaluate outcomes.
• Develop and apply the 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.
• Float to other Virginia Beach Urgent Care clinics as needed.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Life and disability insurance, including long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
• 401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
• Paid parental, family caregiver, and military leave.
• Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
• Emergency backup care.
• Educational assistance, including tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
• Student loan repayment or student debt pay-down benefit up to $10,000.
• Pet insurance.
• Legal resources plan.
• Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
• Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED