Nemours is seeking a Medical Assistant (Perinatal Program), Full-time to join our Port St. Lucie Team
The Perinatal Medical Assistant supports healthcare providers, patients and other healthcare team members in our maternal-fetal medicine clinics. This role involves both clinical and administrative responsibilities, ensuring safe, efficient, and compassionate care for expectant mothers and their families throughout pregnancy, to include high- risk cases. The Perinatal Medical Assistant acts as a vital member of the healthcare team, promoting positive patient experience and supporting optimal maternal and fetal outcomes.
The Perinatal Medical Assistant (MA) performs and assists with clinical procedures in accordance with divisional and departmental responsibilities as directed by the provider and per policy/ protocol with careful adherence to their defined scope of practice. The Perinatal MA acts as a resource and provides front desk cross coverage as needed, as well as serving as a coach, preceptor, and mentor to new/ float medical assistant associates.
Qualifications
Medical Assistant I:
Entry-level position.
Completion of a certified Medical Assistant program is preferred.
Certification preferred (see below)
Acceptable certifications are Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) and Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
American Heart Association BLS Certification within 90 days of hire date.
Basic clinical and administrative skills.
No prior experience required.
Medical Assistant II:
Requires 1 year of experience as a Medical Assistant.
Demonstrated proficiency in clinical and administrative tasks.
Certification required (see below) and MA school preferred.
Acceptable certifications are Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) and Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
American Heart Association BLS Certification within 90 days of hire date.
Ability to mentor and train new Medical Assistants.
What We Offer
Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match
Licensure, CME and dues allowance
Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
For those living and working in Florida, enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the state's moderate tax structure.
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Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org
Nemours Children's Health is committed to improving the health of children. As a non-profit children’s health organization, we consider the health of every child to be a sacred trust.
Through family-centered care in our children’s hospitals and clinics in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, as well as world-changing research, education and advocacy, Nemours fulfills the promise of a healthier tomorrow for all children — even those who may never enter our doors.
Nemours began more than 80 years ago with the vision of Alfred I. duPont to improve the lives of children and to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions.
Today, through our children’s hospitals and health system, we directly care for 250,000 children annually in Delaware Valley and Florida, including families who travel from across the country and world to see our specialists — treating every child as we would our own.
We also reach beyond the walls of our hospitals and clinics to be a voice for children on a national and international level, and to lead the way in prevention, intervention, education, and research.
Nemours is growing to better serve the children and families in our care. We have 1.1 million square feet of space currently devoted to providing children’s healthcare or under construction, all designed with significant input and advice from our patients and families.
