CMA Full-time

Position Title

Medical Assistant - Breast Health

Job Description

Purpose & Scope:

The Medical Assistant ensures the clinical environment is cleaned, stocked, and ready for patient care. Performs phlebotomy, prepares specimens for transport to labs, performs simple laboratory procedures, takes vital signs, prepares patients for procedures, and assists with patient flow. Provides general clinical support to physicians and other staff, Answers phones, makes appointments, collects co-pays and payment, assists with billing, and adds information to the electronic medical record.

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Graduation from a medical assisting degree/program is preferred.

Six months of healthcare experience is required.

Experience:

One year of healthcare/medical - primary care/office experience is preferred.

One year of medical terminology experience is required.

Knowledge of the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard is required.

Experience in clinical pharmacology is required.

Certification/Licensure:

Medical Assistant Certification or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is preferred.

BLS certification is required.

Awards/Recognition:

  • Received a ‘High Performing' designation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 list of maternity hospitals across the United States. This survey was based on factors most important to parents when choosing the hospital to deliver their baby.

  • Received a top ranking in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list for 2023-2024. The report ranked hospitals in 15 adult specialties as well as national and regional rankings. VHC Health is proud to be ranked second in Northern Virginia, 4th in the Washington, DC metro region, and 5th in the Commonwealth of Virginia, out of 121 hospitals ranked

  • Received an “A” grade in the spring of 2024 in the Leapfrog Group’s ranking for hospitals. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade gives 3,000 “general acute-care hospitals” a grade based on certain measures surrounding patient safety.

  • VHC Health ranked as one of the top hospitals in the region, according to the prestigious annual rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. VHC Health tied for fourth place alongside George Washington University Hospital and Johns Hopkins Medicine-Sibley Memorial Hospital.

  • VHC Health’s Outpatient Pavilion Parking Garage has been awarded the prestigious International Parking and Mobility Institute (IPMI) 2024 Apex Award for Stand-Alone Facility Design.

  • VHC Health ranks as Best-in-State for 2024 in Virginia by Newsweek. The first ranking of its kind, this survey ranked the leading hospitals in the United States based on four data sources. VHC Health ranked as #5 in Virginia and was in the top three in the Washington, DC, metro region.

  • VHC Health received 5 stars (the highest) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s Quality rating. We were one of only 381 hospitals nationwide to achieve the prestigious five-star rating.

  • The Commonwealth of Virginia renewed VHC Health’s 2021 accreditation as a Level II Trauma Center. This underscores the hospital’s commitment to excellence as a community provider of comprehensive medical services and to acutely injured patients.
  • VHC Health’s cancer program received Accreditation with Commendation from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer Accreditation. This recognition demonstrates VHC Health’s dedication to providing our community with the highest quality cancer care.

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