Job Description
Certified Medical Assistant
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The successful candidate:
Hours: Mon - Fri 7:30am - 4:00pm
The Certified/Registered Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) or equivalent is a key employee in a multifaceted role that facilitates the smooth flow of the patients through the clinic. The CMA/RMA performs delegated patient care tasks for an assigned patient population. The CMA will have administrative responsibilities include triage phone calls; provide clerical support between patients, caregivers, physicians, care managers and clinical service departments with routine clerical and administrative tasks; document coordination; and ordering supplies.
Requirements:
Certified or Registered Medical Assistant or relevant and applicable certification.
One year within the last three years in a comparable job classification. Relevant specialty experience;
Minimum of three years medical assistant or nursing assistant experience in a hospital or clinic setting.
High school diploma or equivalent
Completion of an approved Medical Assistant (MA) Training Program
OR
Completion of an approved medical assistant training program and passage of the medical assistant examination administered by either the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or the American Medical Technologists (AMT) or other national certification/registration programs;
OR
Completion of a United States Armed Forces medical services training program.
Completion of relevant and applicable clinical program
CertificationAmerican Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS)
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, click here:Benefits Information
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $17.20 - $26.55 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.