Medical Assistant - Certified (Orthopedics)

About the role

This position includes a sign-on bonus for eligible new hires joining Seattle Children’s. If you have a passion for sports and orthopedic medicine, working as a medical assistant in this field allows you to be directly involved in the care and treatment of athletes and individuals with musculoskeletal issues. Orthopedics and sports medicine is a growing field, with increasing demand for medical professionals to address age-related orthopedic conditions.

Perform individualized patient procedures, treatment, and tests. Perform associated clerical tasks including chart preparation, stocking clinic supplies, and answering telephones. Provide advanced assistance with medical clinic operations and monitoring of clinic flow. This position will also support the needs of Rehabilitation Medicine providers in clinic as well. Please note this position will work at both the Kirkland and Seattle locations.

Responsibilities

• Perform individualized patient procedures, treatment, and tests
• Perform clerical tasks including chart preparation, stocking clinic supplies, and answering telephones
• Provide advanced assistance with medical clinic operations and monitoring of clinic flow
• Support the needs of Rehabilitation Medicine providers in clinic

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience
• Current Medical Assistant – Certified designation by Washington Department of Health (DOH)
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited medical assistant program (preferred)
• Current National Medical Assistant Association Certification (eligible for premium, preferred)
• Current Medical Assistant experience in Pediatrics, Urgent Care experience, and/or medical screening and immunization (preferred)

Pay

Compensation range: $26.51 - $39.76 per hour. This range is based on full-time employment (2,080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Benefits

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay.

Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, we have been nationally recognized in key specialty areas and are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children.

As a Magnet-designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity, and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community.