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Charlottesville, VAOverview
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First (Days) (United States of America)As aMedical Assistantwith Sentara, you will work directly with a doctor conducting phlebotomy (lab), clinical and clerical duties. This position's primary responsibilities include bringing the patients into rooms, taking vitals, verifying patient information, and preparing them for the doctor. You will find that teamwork is exceptional, with everyone working together to ensure the best care for our patients. Click https://youtu.be/6t_LBsgei6M to hear Tischia tell us about a day in the life of a Medical Assistant with Sentara Healthcare.
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.
Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.
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!
Job Summary
The MA Scribe will function in two distinct roles, MA and clinical scribe. This unique role will manage the patient's entire visit to include but not limited to clinical pre-visit planning, a detailed rooming process, perform clinical office procedures, and scribe provider directed documentation into the EMR. The MA Scribe will perform data collection, chart clinical patient encounters in real time during assessments, plans of care, and discharges as dictated by the Physician, Provider, Clinician, and or Therapist in a practice setting. The MA Scribe will document information into the electronic health record. Edit as necessary and return reports in electronic form for review, correction, approval and signature. Perform patient care and administrative/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).Minimum of one year experience in a healthcare setting or one year experience as an EMT, Paramedic, and/or Corpsman preferred. Phlebotomy experience preferred, plus experience with electronic medical records. Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant required. Existing Medical Assistants hired prior to 12/1/14 may obtain the Cert MA or the Reg MA certification or obtain the Assessment Based Recognition Order entry (ABR-OE) prior to 6/30/15. BLS required within 90 days of hire
Qualifications:
HS - High School Grad or Equivalent (Required)Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Certification - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), Certified Medical Scribe Professional (CMSP) - Certification - Other/National, Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - Certification - American Medical Technologists (AMT)RelatedSkills
Active Listening, Communication, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics, Mgmt of Material Resources, Operation Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Technology/Computer, Time Management, Troubleshooting, WritingSentara Healthcare 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.
Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.
In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.