What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Medical Assistant, Surgical Oncology position at Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.?
Job Details
ChristianaCare is hiring a Senior Medical Assistant for Surgical Oncology at the Helen F. Graham Center in Newark, DE.
This role is responsible for supporting patients and providers in our Surgical Oncology office. This practice employs 4.0 surgeons and 1.0 APC FTE. Our medical assistants are responsible for all rooming, chaperoning, supporting office procedures, patient checkout, chart prep, phone triage, Cerner desktop and some authorizations.
Work Schedule:
- Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30p
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
You will be involved in rooming patients for virtual and on-site procedures, taking and recording patient vitals, performing point of care testing, injections, medication administration, and EKGs, assisting clinicians with examinations and procedures, preparing exam/treatment rooms with necessary supplies and equipment, completing patient-specific paperwork, ensuring EMR is up-to-date, ensuring adequate staff coverage, participating in new hire orientation, handling patient call backs, sterilizing medical equipment, handling prior authorizations, referrals, and medical refills, scheduling tests, procedures, and surgeries, performing quality control on POCT equipment, providing documentation assistance, performing clerical duties, and ordering and maintaining office clinical supplies and equipment.
Compensation / Benefits:
- Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
- Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions.
- Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out
- 12 week paid parental leave
- Tuition assistance
- Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets, insurance and much more!
Education Requirements:
- High School Graduate or GED required.
- A graduate of a recognized Medical 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).
- 2 years’ experience as a Medical Assistant is required; 3 years’ experience is preferred.
Strengths and Qualities:
- Attention to detail
- Dependability
- Excellent communication skills
- Integrity
- Technical skills
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Post End Date
Feb 28, 2025EEO Posting 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.
