Senior Medical Assistant - Orthopedics

Senior Medical Assistants/MA-C - Orthopedic  at Swedish Medical Group

Full-Time

Senior Medical Assistants/MA-C are MAs with over 2 years of experience (6 months at a BRAND clinic). In addition to standard MA responsibilities like helping with administrative and clinical tasks, you’ll take on a leadership role and help guide clinic operations and counsel Associate Medical Assistants beginning their careers. After a year of service as a Senior Medical Assistant, and a MA-C designation, you’ll be eligible for a Lead MA promotion and additional leadership responsibilities.

Swedish Medical Group (SMG) provides an extensive range of ambulatory services to patients throughout the Puget Sound. As a caregiver with SMG, you’ll support the delivery of cost-effective, clinically competent, reliable healthcare by following our core values of Justice, Excellence, Dignity, Integrity and Compassion. Join our team and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

At our Orthopedic Clinics, we treat injuries including arthritis pain, back pain, joint pain and pain from strains and sprains that impact our patients’ quality of life. Join our team to help patients with musculoskeletal needs overcome chronic joint pain and injury. 

Benefits and perks: 

·Competitive pay (including holiday pay & shift pay differentials) 
·Best-in-class benefits – full medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day 
·401(k) plan with employer matching & complementary retirement planner 
·Generous paid time off for vacation, sick days and holidays 
·Tuition reimbursement & student loan forgiveness programs 
·Wellness & mental health assistance programs 
·Back-up child & elder care to help with care disruptions for your family 
·Voluntary benefits, like pet, auto and home insurance, commuter benefits and more! 
                

Required Qualifications: 

• Coursework/Training: Graduate of accredited school for medical assistants, or
• Coursework/Training: Graduate of a registered medical assistant apprenticeship program, or
• Coursework/Training: Has completed two years of medical training in the United States Armed Forces.
• Washington Medical Assistant Certification upon hire.
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.
• 2 years of Medical assisting experience in a clinic setting.
• 2 years of experience providing a high level of customer service in a fast-paced environment, including handling confidential data with discretion.
• 6 months of working experience in a PSJH clinic within the last 3 years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• National Medical Assistant Certification upon hire.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position.  The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

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