Medical Assistant

Sentara Hospitals • Potomac, VA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Urgent Care Port Potomac is hiring a full-time Certified Medical Assistant in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Medical Assistant helps maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees; performs patient-care tasks and procedures; and carries out administrative duties as appropriate. The role requires sound judgment when assessing situations, considering alternatives, helping develop realistic action plans, and evaluating outcomes. The Medical Assistant develops the skills and knowledge required for the role, works effectively across departments, follows department and system policies and procedures, and contributes to productive, efficient daily operations. Appropriate resources must be used in a safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible manner.

Clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Scheduled hours and shifts may vary according to business needs and candidate availability. A sign-on bonus is offered to qualified candidates. The full-time base pay range is $21.69–$32.14 per hour; additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Current 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 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees by identifying, addressing, and incorporating safety principles.
• Provide patient-care tasks and procedures and perform administrative duties as appropriate.
• Assess situations from multiple viewpoints, consider alternatives, assist in developing realistic action plans, and evaluate outcomes.
• Develop the skills and knowledge required of medical assistants and interact effectively with other departments.
• Follow department and system policies, procedures, and practices.
• Contribute to productive and efficient daily operations.
• Use appropriate resources in a safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible manner.

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 and military leave; paid parental and family caregiver 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 paydown 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