Medical Assistant Certified Employee Health

Location:

Riderwood Village by Erickson Senior Living

Situated on 120 beautiful acres in Silver Spring, Maryland, Riderwood is the largest continuing care retirement community in the United States. We’re part of a growing network of communities developed and managed by Erickson Senior Living, a national provider of senior living and health care with campuses in 11 states—and growing.

Riderwood a 5-Star continuing care retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland is looking for a Certified Medical Assistant for our Erickson Health and Wellness Center (EHWC). The positions serves as clinical and administrative support for the employee health clinician and performs delegated medical assistant tasks under the supervision of the EHWC Site Nurse Practitioner (NP) or the EHMG Practice Administrator.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Maintain schedules for employee visits and accurate information in employee medical records
• Perform front desk receptionist responsibilities to include data entry, assisting customers as they enter Employee Health, filing and retrieving medical charts, and answering phones.
• Ensure the accuracy of registration, insurance verification and coding and charge entry into the electronic health record.
• Prepare employee for examination by the healthcare provider to include the following: recording vital signs including weight and BMI and preparing patient (e.g., assisting with placing on a gown, or exposing affected area of body for examination)
• Perform blood draws and tests, vaccinations and EKGs under the direction of the supervising clinician.
• Prepare reports for the Program Coordinator, and Medical Director, and Regional NP as requested regarding monthly utilization, co-pay, time in clinic and satisfaction summaries, as requested.
• Ensure lab compliance and with all required quality assurance measures by recording all required data in lab compliance binder including but not limited to: daily temperature log for refrigerators, documentation of all point of care and send out labs performed for each date, performance and documentation of lab controls for all point of care tests.
  
  

What We Offer

• Compensation: Starting at $19.00 per hour, commensurate with experience
• A "career for life" approach to professional and personal development for our greatest asset, our employees.
• A culture of diversity and inclusion, which builds on our values, vision and mission.
• Onsite wellness visits and sick care available for all employees over 18 years of age
• Tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement and student loan refinancing partnership programs are available.
• Exceptional medical, dental, vision, 401K and concierge employee health and wellness programs.
  
  

What You Will Need

• Completion of a high school level of course work with attainment of a high school diploma or a State High School Equivalency Certificate (GED).
• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program and valid certification.
• CPR certification is required.
• Current MA Certification is required.
• Phlebotomy certificate preferred.
  
  

Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law