Medical Assistant, Outpatient Heart Failure

at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Delaware, United States

Job Details
ChristianaCare's Outpatient Heart Failure practice is looking to hire a Full time Medical Assistant.

The Medical Assistant 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.
Flexibility to cross-cover other specialty practices preferred.

Work Schedule:

Monday- Friday: 8am- 4:30pm

No weekends or holidays.

One night per week of potential late hours.

Opportunity for great work-life balance!

Key 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

Performs prior authorizations and referrals based on practice needs.

Performs other related duties as required.

Benefits & Incentives

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 , 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!

Qualifications:

High School Graduate or Equivalent

2 years' experience in a medical office practice setting is required; 3 years' experience is preferred.

Interested candidates should attach an updated copy of their resume during the application process.

Why ChristianaCare
ChristianaCare is rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation's Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and other national quality ratings.
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Post End DateMay 31, 2024

EEO 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.