Senior Medical Assistant - Primary Care

Providence Swedish; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Swedish is seeking a Senior Medical Assistant to lead a clinic team and advance patient care in a fast-paced environment. You will mentor colleagues, drive quality improvements, and advance the full scope of MA responsibilities while maintaining patient-centered care at the Seattle clinic.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with clinicians, and adherence to clinical best practices within the Swedish Medical Group.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school with hands-on MA training.
• Graduate of an MA apprenticeship program.
• Two years medical assisting experience in a clinic.
• Washington MA Certification upon hire.
• BLS certification within 30 days of hire.
• Two years customer service experience in a fast paced environment.
• Six months PSJH clinic experience in the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of medical assistants to deliver high quality patient care.
• Mentor peers and drive quality improvements within the clinic.
• Collaborate in a fast-paced environment to support clinic operations.
• Champion patient focus and process improvements.

Skills

Customer service

Mentoring

Education

Washington Medical Assistant Certification

National Provider BLS

National Medical Assistant Certification

Job description

Description

Are you a Medical Assistant ready to step into a leadership role? As a Senior Medical Assistant at Swedish Medical Group, you'll do more than deliver exceptional patient care — you'll shape the team around you. Building on the full scope of MA I and MA II responsibilities, you'll take initiative, mentor your peers, and drive quality and positive change across your clinic. If you're someone who leads by example, champions improvement, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, this is your next step.

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
• Upon hire: Washington Medical Assistant Certification.
• Within 30 days of hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association.
• 2 years medical assisting experience in a clinic setting.
• 2 years Experience providing a high level of customer service in a fast paced environment, including handling confidential data with discretion.
• 6 months Working experience in a PSJH clinic within the last 3 years

Preferred Qualifications

• Upon hire: National Medical Assistant Certification

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Additional Notes

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Job Information

Company: Swedish Jobs

Job Category: Patient Care (Non-Acute)

Job Function: Clinical Care

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Clinical Support

Department: 3908 PRIMARY CARE WA SLU

Address: WA Seattle 510 Boren Ave N

Work Location: So Lake Union Clinic-Seattle

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $30.30 - $45.57

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.