Medical Assistant - Outpatient Heart Failure Center, Wilmington

Job Requisition #: JR67443

End Date: 8/31/2023

Location: Newark, Delaware

Position Type: Technician (Clinical)

Shift: Day Shift, No Rotation

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Do you want to work at one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation? We are guided by our values of Love and Excellence and are passionate about delivering health, not just health care. Come join us at ChristianaCare!

Our Outpatient Heart Failure Center is actively seeking a Full-Time Medical Assistant, to support our team at the Wilmington Hospital!

How YOU make an Impact

This position is responsible for delivering and maintaining quality patient care.  Assist providers in the examination and treatment of patients.  To operate as a team leader and mentor of office staff in the practice to facilitate functions and duties. Cross covers check-in and check-out functions as needed.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday: 8am -4:30pm.

This position requires flexibility to cross-train at our Christiana Hospital in Newark. The MA must be flexible and willing to start in early August if hired.

What We Offer

  • Generous PTO Package

  • Employee Wellness Programs

  • Comprehensive benefits package, including the opportunity for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

  • 403b Retirement Package

  • Paid Parental Leave and a lot more...

Responsibilities:

  • Participates in daily huddles for workload assignments and distributions with the clinic team.

  • Participates in clinical care for patients from a variety of clinical practices including Cardiac Surgery, Heart Failure, Structural Heart, and Adult Congential Heart.

  • Rooms patients to include taking and recording patient vitals.

  • Performs point of care testing, accurate medication history, EKGs and pulmonary fluid monitoring as per practice needs

  • Assist clinician with examinations/procedures.

  • Prepares exam/treatment rooms with necessary supplies and equipment.

  • Completes necessary patient-specific paperwork.

  • Ensures charts are prepared and EMR is up-to-date with all pertinent test results in preparation for next visit.

  • Participate in new hire orientation and other educational initiatives for staff as per directed by supervisor.

  • Answer phone calls, call patients back to schedule / cancel appointments or take and relay information per the direction of provider.

Qualifications:

  • High School Graduate or Equivalent

  • A graduate of a recognized Medical Office Assistant Program or hold current Medical Assistant Certification by a national organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Feel free to apply and come join us at ChristianaCare!

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EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.


UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.

Why do WE offer careers full of possibilities?

For the Love of Health.

Inclusion & Diversity

At ChristianaCare, we’re committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect. We believe in a safe, inclusive work environment that fosters collaboration between caregivers from all walks of life. We know that each unique viewpoint is vital in delivering high-quality, safe patient care to everyone who walks through our doors. Our policies, benefits, hiring practices, employee resource groups, and corporate citizenship demonstrate our commitment to inclusion and diversity throughout our system.

Why do we embrace inclusion and diversity? For the Love of Health.

Our Values

We serve together in Love and Excellence. Our unique values, Love and Excellence are bold and powerful, and they are the reason why working for ChristianaCare is special. The behaviors associated with our values guide how caregivers interact with everyone they work with and make for an exceptional work experience. We believe that when you lead with Love, Excellence is inevitable.

Benefits

ChristianaCare’s comprehensive total rewards package is one of the most competitive in the region. We are proud to offer excellent benefits that reflect the organization’s commitment to being exceptional today and even better tomorrow.

At ChristianaCare, we provide access to high-quality and affordable benefits designed to meet our caregivers where they are. You can tailor your benefits to meet your needs now and adjust them as your priorities change.

Take advantage of ChristianaCare’s wide-ranging benefit offerings from supporting optimal health through medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage to valuable wellness and work/life programs, which include paid parental leave, coverage for infertility and assisted reproductive technologies, an employer-funded short-term disability program, and more.

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