Medical Assistant

Shriners Children's; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in pediatric specialty care seeks a compassionate Medical Assistant to join their dynamic team. This role involves providing essential support to medical and nursing staff, ensuring children receive the highest standard of care during outpatient appointments. You will engage with young patients, perform vital clinical tasks, and assist in creating a welcoming environment. With a commitment to innovation and excellence in patient care, this organization values teamwork and offers a range of benefits to support your professional growth. If you are dedicated to making a difference in children's lives, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage

403(b) Retirement Saving Plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Short and long-term disability

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Pet insurance

Qualifications

• Assists in rooming patients and taking vital signs.
• Responsible for prepping clinic and monitoring supplies.
• Works under the direction of the RN.

Responsibilities

• Supports medical and nursing staff in outpatient clinic.
• Performs routine clinical and clerical tasks.
• Documents patient information accurately in EMR.

Skills

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Phlebotomy

Patient Care

Documentation in EMR

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Job description

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Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Why Shriners?

4 locations ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Children’s Hospitals for pediatric orthopedics

Winner of 9 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards and 5 Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for Patient Experience (2023)

$20 million in annual funding for innovative research in genomics, clinical motional analysis, and other forms of translational research.

About Shriners Children’s Philadelphia

Shriners Children’s Philadelphia is where hope and healing meet. Our team of highly specialized physicians provides comprehensive care for children with fractures, sports injuries, orthopedic conditions, scoliosis, spinal cord conditions, and spine injuries.

• 49-bed inpatient facility with an outpatient clinic and walk-in fracture clinic located in North Philadelphia
• Outreach clinics in Doylestown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Joint Commission accredited
• EMR Cerner (OR), Epic (Clinic), Fully transitioning to EPIC in 2025
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award winner for Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experience (2023 & 2024)
• The HX Guardian of Excellence Award honors organizations who have reached the 95th percentile for patient experience, employee or physician engagement, or clinical quality performance awarded annually based on one year of data.
• Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award (2024)
• The HX Pinnacle of Excellence Award is given to the four top-performing organizations in each category based on extraordinary achievement. The award recognizes those who have maintained consistently high levels of excellence over three years in patient experience, employee engagement, physician engagement, or clinical quality performance.
• Partnerships with Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, and the University of Pennsylvania
  
  
  

The Medical Assistant supports the medical and nursing staff in providing care and comfort to infant, toddler, preschool, school-age, adolescent, and young adult patients during outpatient clinic appointments byperforming routine clinical and clerical tasks. In addition, the Medical Assistant is responsible for phlebotomy and assisting with the application and removal of casts.

• The Medical Assistant assists in rooming patients, taking vital signs, measurements, preparation of exam rooms, stocking supplies, assisting the physician, interacting with other departments and documentation in the electronic medical record.
• The Medical Assistant works with and under the direction of the RN.
• Assists providers, nursing and other health care professionals with procedures and the intake and depart processes. Accurately documents information in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Assists in cast room as needed
• Responsible for prepping clinic to be prepared for that day's clinic to include monitoring supplies and equipment and ordering supplies
• Utilizes good clinical judgement to identify problems and interventions with patients and families and referral to RN as needed
  
  
  

Required

• Basic Life Support (BLS) within three months
  
  
  

Preferred

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
• High School Diploma / GED
• Two years' experience as a Medical Assistant
• Two years' pediatric care experience
• American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
  
  
  

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace.

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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  Entry level

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