Job Description

City/State

Charlottesville, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is hiring a Certified Medical Assistant for our Oncology and Hematology Clinic at the Phillips Cancer Center This is a full-time, Day shift position in Charlottesville, VA.

Hours Four 9-hour shifts, 8AM to 5PM between Monday to Friday with rotating days off. No nights or weekends.

Sign on bonus of $5,000 available for qualified candidates.

About the position:

The Oncology Clinic Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) will assist six physicians and three advanced practice providers within the physician's clinic group at the Cancer Center with rooming patients, vital signs, IV placement, patient intake, and phlebotomy. The Center can expect to see between 80-90 patients per day. The team at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hematology and Medical Oncology Associates have expert knowledge of a variety of cancer treatments, including:

• Chemotherapy

• Biotherapy

• Hormonal therapy

• Targeted therapy

A broad range of supportive therapies to reduce or prevent anticipated side effects of treatment are available. The Sentara Martha Jefferson Infusion Center is on site at our offices, offering a safe, convenient and comfortable environment where patients can receive intravenous infusions and therapeutic injections.

• Sentara Martha Jefferson has under a 12.6% RN Turnover rate

• Patient Satisfaction scores are highest in the system at Martha Jefferson

• Sentara Martha Jefferson Foundation education assistance program up to $32,500

• Free Parking at Sentara Martha Jefferson

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 Graduate or Equivalent required

• Advanced Studies in Medical Assisting Preferred

Certification/Licensure

• BLS required within 90 days of hire

• 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

• 2 years of Clinic Experience preferred

• 1 year of clinical experience required

• Oncology or Hematology experience preferred

• Vital Signs and intake experience preferred

• Phlebotomy experience preferred

• Medical Terminology and Data entry experience required

Keywords: CMA, CCMA, RMA, EMT, Medical Assistant, NREMT, Oncology, outpatient, clinic, day shift

#Talroo-Allied Health

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• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development•Pet Insurance
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

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.