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Sentara Healthcare

Medical Assistant

Sentara Healthcare, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 23601

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Medical Assistant

SMG Community Care Center in Newport News, VA is seeking a dedicated Medical Assistant to join their team. The Medical Assistant provides an environment for safety; identifies, addresses, and incorporates principles of safety for the patient, visitors, and employees. Provides patient care tasks and procedures and administrative duties (as appropriate). Demonstrates the ability to objectively assess a specific situation from a number of viewpoints considers an array of alternatives, assists with the development of realistic action plans and evaluates outcomes. Demonstrates the development of the specific skills and knowledge required of medical assistants, effective inter-departmental interactions, and ability to follow department and system policies, procedures, and practices. Productive and efficient in daily operations. Utilizes appropriate resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible. Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire. Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (Required) Certification/Licensure

One of the following certifications is required upon hire: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), or EMT Basic Certification (EMT) Experience

Related experience (Preferred) Hours:

40 hours per week, full time Monday and Tuesday

8am

5pm, Wed and Thurs

8am

6pm, Fri

8am

2pm, Saturday - 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month is 8am

noon. Participation in Community Events required Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Tuition Reimbursement, a 401k/403B, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks and more. Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! Keywords: CMA, CCMA, EMT-B, RMA, Talroo - Allied Health, Doctors Office, Medical Assistant Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.