Medical Assistant I (Primary Care, Winter Haven)

Nemours Children's Health

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Winter Haven, Florida

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Medical Assistant acts as a liaison between patients, families, and providers to coordinate patient flow and clinical data collection. They are responsible for entering patient history into medical records and assisting with clinical procedures per protocol.

Qualifications

You have basic clinical and administrative skills, and preferably have completed a certified Medical Assistant program. You are also required to obtain American Heart Association BLS Certification within 90 days of your hire date.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Medical Assistant program

CMA

RMA

NCMA

CCMA

NRCMA

BLS Certification

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Medical Assistant (Primary Care, Winter Haven), FULL-TIME, to join our Primary Care team in Winter Haven, Florida.   

Position Overview

Nemours is seeking a Medical Assistant (MA) to join our Primary Care Department. The MA is an important liaison between the patient/family, provider, and other care team members. The MA is responsible for coordinating patient flow by assisting in clinical data collection and review for patient intake, ensuring the appropriate information is available to the provider, and entering pertinent history in the medical record. The MA performs and assists with clinical procedures in accordance with divisional/department responsibilities as directed by the provider and per protocol. 

Nemours primary care practices provide a kid-friendly, family-centered pediatric primary care experience for families in Central Florida. With 19 primary care and three urgent care practices conveniently located throughout the region, we provide quality, professional pediatric services with special attention on preventive care and whole-child wellness.

Qualifications

Medical Assistant I:

  • Entry-level position.
  • Completion of a certified Medical Assistant program is preferred.
  • MA Certification preferred (see below)
  • Acceptable certifications are Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA), Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) and Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA).  
  • American Heart Association BLS Certification within 90 days of hire date.
  • Basic clinical and administrative skills.
  • Travel to other locations may be required. 
  • No prior experience required.

What We Offer  

  • Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
  • Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
  • Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
  • 403B with employer match
  • Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • For those living and working in Florida, enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the state's moderate tax structure.

Located in Orlando, Fla., Nemours Children’s Hospital is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system. Our 100-bed pediatric hospital also features the area’s only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children’s Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care 

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Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.

Nemours Children's Health

Nemours Children's Health is committed to improving the health of children. As a non-profit children’s health organization, we consider the health of every child to be a sacred trust. Through family-centered care in our children’s hospitals and clinics in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, as well as world-changing research, education and advocacy, Nemours fulfills the promise of a healthier tomorrow for all children — even those who may never enter our doors. Nemours began more than 80 years ago with the vision of Alfred I. duPont to improve the lives of children and to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. Today, through our children’s hospitals and health system, we directly care for 250,000 children annually in Delaware Valley and Florida, including families who travel from across the country and world to see our specialists — treating every child as we would our own. We also reach beyond the walls of our hospitals and clinics to be a voice for children on a national and international level, and to lead the way in prevention, intervention, education, and research. Nemours is growing to better serve the children and families in our care. We have 1.1 million square feet of space currently devoted to providing children’s healthcare or under construction, all designed with significant input and advice from our patients and families.
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