Medical Assistant - Per Diem - Float Pool

Providence Swedish; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Providence Swedish is seeking a Float Pool Medical Assistant to travel among major campuses including Issaquah, Edmonds, Cherry Hill, First Hill, Ballard, and surrounding clinics, providing flexible staffing across Primary Care, Pediatrics, Specialty Care and Women’s Health.

This role supports multiple care teams, covers various clinic schedules including weekdays and weekends, and offers premium travel pay of $2.50 per hour in addition to the base rate.

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited medical assistant program with hands-on clinical training.
• Graduated from an MA apprenticeship program or equivalent training.
• Two years of medical training in U.S. Armed Forces.
• MA certification required upon hire in Washington state.
• Current BLS certification within 30 days of hire.

Skills

Vital signs

Injections

Medication administration

Communication skills

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

Accredited medical assistant program training

Medical assistant apprenticeship program

Military medical training (2 years)

Washington MA certification upon hire

National Provider BLS (American Heart Association) within 30 days

Job description

Description

The Float Pool Medical Assistant travels to major campuses including Issaquah, Edmonds, Cherry Hill, First Hill, Ballard, and surrounding satellite clinics to provide flexible staffing support across Providence Swedish. This role supports multiple care teams within Primary Care, Pediatrics, Specialty Care, and Women’s Health while covering a variety of clinic schedules, including weekdays and weekends. Team members in this role receive

Team members in this role receive premium travel pay of $2.50 per hour in addition to their base rate. The Float Pool Medical Assistant provides both clinical and administrative support to ensure efficient patient care and clinic operations across diverse care settings. This role requires adaptability, strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within different teams and workflows while delivering high-quality patient experience in fast-paced environments.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Health Services DBA Swedish Medical Group 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.

Required Qualifications

• Coursework/Training - Graduate of an accredited school that includes hands on training in a clinical setting 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 or,


• Coursework/Training- Minimum one year of work experience as a medical assistant that includes the following clinical skills: obtaining vital signs, administering injections, and medication administration.


• Washington Medical Assistant Certification upon hire.


• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.


• 6 months - Healthcare experience.


• 6 months - Medical Assistant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• National Medical Assistant Certification upon hire.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

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.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About The Team

Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

Requsition ID

455841

Company

Swedish Jobs

Job Category

Patient Care (Non-Acute)

Job Function

Clinical Care

Job Schedule

Per-Diem

Job Shift

Day

Career Track

Clinical Support

Department

3908 FLOAT PERSONNEL WA 1

Address

WA Seattle 515 Minor Ave

Work Location

Swedish First Hill 515 Minor-Seattle

Workplace Type

On-site

Pay Range

$26.47 - $40.49

The amounts listed 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.