Certified Medical Assistant

About the role

Sentara Urgent Care Charlottesville is now hiring a Full-time Certified Medical Assistant in the Charlottesville, VA area!

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Utilizes appropriate resources that are safe, effective, ethical, and fiscally responsible.

Requirements

• Education: HS - High School Grad or Equivalent
• Certification/Licensure: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), or EMT Basic Certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days from hire
• Experience: 1 year preferred

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy

Skills

• Proficient in electronic health records (EHR)
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and professionally

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan

Pay

Details not specified

Schedule

Clinic hours - 8:00a.m. - 8:00p.m. Monday-Friday. Saturday and Sunday, 8am-4pm. Schedule will consist of 2 12-hour shifts. 1 8-hour shift and 1 6-hour shift with alternating weekends.