Medical Assistant - Employee Health

**City/State** Norfolk, VA **Work Shift** First (Days) **Overview:** Sentara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a **Medical Assistant.** **Position Status:** Full-time - 40 hours / week **Position Location:** Sentara Leigh Hospital - Norfolk, VA **Standard Working Hours:** 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday **Department Overview:** Join our team-oriented employee health office! Our unit is open to new grads or experienced candidates. The Employee Health team is responsible for the health and wellness for Sentara employees. This includes pre-placement exams, annual health assessments, flu vaccines/immunizations, return to work tests and fitness for duty evaluations. **Overview** The Medical Assistant performs patient care and administrative and clerical related tasks and procedures based on training, education, and competency evaluations, and as delegated by and under the direction/supervision of the Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant (NP/PA), Registered Nurse (RN), or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Education * Highschool grad or equivalent Certification/Licensure * BLS (Required within 90 days) * Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, or certified EMT (EMT-B, AEMT) required Experience * 1 year of relevant clinical experience (required) * Experience with blood draws and vaccines (preferred) * Experience with Respiratory Fit testing (preferred) Keywords: Medical Assistant, Respiratory Fit Testing, Occupational Health, Indeed **Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career** **•** Medical, Dental, Vision plans • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000 • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave • Emergency Backup Care • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans • Life Insurance • 401k/403B with Employer Match • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 •Pet Insurance  •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met. **Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer** and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment. **For positions that are available as remote work,** **Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:** Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.