Medical Assistant

Sentara Hospitals•Newport News, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

SMG Community Care Center in Newport News, Virginia, is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide patient care tasks and procedures, administrative duties as appropriate, and support a safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees. The Medical Assistant identifies and incorporates safety principles into their work, assesses situations objectively, considers alternatives, helps develop realistic action plans, and evaluates outcomes. The role requires developing the skills and knowledge specific to medical assisting, effective interactions between departments, and adherence to department and system policies, procedures, and practices. The Medical Assistant is expected to be productive and efficient in daily operations and use resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible. Basic Life Support (BLS) is required within 90 days of hire. This is a full-time role of 40 hours per week on the first (day) shift. The schedule is Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.–2 p.m.; and the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, 8 a.m.–noon. Participation in community events is required. A sign-on bonus of up to $5,000 is available for qualified candidates. The base pay range is $21.69–$32.14 per hour for full-time employment. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Sentara offers benefits that include health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off, sick time, and holidays; paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; a 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; and voluntary benefits. Other listed benefits include adoption, fertility and surrogacy reimbursement, emergency backup care, critical illness coverage, pet insurance, legal resources, and eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
One of the following certifications is required upon hire: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), or EMT Basic Certification (EMT).
Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.
Participation in community events is required.

Nice To Haves

Related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care tasks and procedures and administrative duties as appropriate.
Provide an environment for safety and identify, address, and incorporate safety principles for patients, visitors, and employees.
Objectively assess situations from multiple viewpoints, consider alternatives, help develop realistic action plans, and evaluate outcomes.
Develop medical-assistant-specific skills and knowledge and interact effectively across departments.
Follow department and system policies, procedures, and practices.
Maintain productive and efficient daily operations.
Use resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible.
Participate in community events.