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Sentara Health

Medical Assistant

Sentara Health

Location
Onsite (Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Virginia)
Employment
Full-time
Level
Entry Level
Posted 1 week ago

About the Role

Sentara Health is a large not-for-profit integrated health system in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. This role supports the Orthopedic Trauma Specialists Office in Norfolk, VA, providing patient care and administrative tasks under the supervision of licensed medical professionals to ensure safe and efficient daily operations.

Skills

Patient care Administrative tasks Clerical procedures Clinical documentation Basic life support Safety protocols Inter-departmental communication Medical terminology Electronic health records Patient assessment

Benefits

  • Medical plan
  • Dental plan
  • Vision plan
  • Paid time off
  • Sick leave
  • Paid parental leave
  • Family caregiver leave
  • Long-term disability
  • Short-term disability
  • Life insurance
  • 401k/403b with employer match

Perks

  • Sign-on bonus
  • Tuition assistance
  • Student debt pay down
  • Adoption reimbursement
  • Fertility reimbursement
  • Surrogacy reimbursement
  • Emergency backup care
  • Pet insurance
  • Legal resources plan
  • Discretionary bonus

Full job details

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Medical Group Orthopedic Trauma Specialists Office is now hiring a Full-Time Medical Assistant in the Norfolk, VA area!

**ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES CAN RECEIVE up to a $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!**

Hours: Monday-Friday, Dayshift. NO NIGHTS, HOLIDAYS or WEEKENDS!

Overview

The Medical Assistant performs patient care and administrative and clerical related tasks and procedures based on training, education, and competency evaluations, and as delegated by and under the direction/supervision of the Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant (NP/PA), Registered Nurse (RN), or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

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.

Education

  • High School Diploma 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) required within 90 days from hire

Experience

  • Clinical/Administrative Experience 1 year preferred

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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• 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
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

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.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.