Medical Assistant Job Snapshot

A Day on The Job

Our Medical Assistants play a vital role in achieving PPTNM’s mission by providing exemplary healthcare services for our patients. Throughout the day you will conduct patient assessment, patient education, venipuncture, laboratory duties, instrument sterilization, procedure room set up and assistance, medical record documentation and Front Office Support. Our medical assistants enjoy the opportunity to practice to the full extent of their training/certification often working autonomously with our patients.

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Your Schedule

We start our day with a 7:50 a.m. huddle and typically wrap-up around 5:00 p.m. Our full-time medical assistants work four or five days during a Monday through Saturday work week.

The Rewards

Hourly Rates: The starting hourly rate for this position ranges from $20 - $25 an hour based on certification and experience. Employees are recognized for continued learning and workplace contributions during annual performance reviews.

Benefits: Our full-time employees enjoy 100% employer paid medical, dental, life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability and can opt to participate in vision care and pet insurance! There is also a 401K program with an employer match.

Work Life Balance: Full time employees accrue generous paid time off; you can accrue 15 days in your first year and18 days in the second year! There are 10 paid holidays and two floating holidays and after a year vested with the organization, a100% employer paid 8-week parental leave program allows our team members to spend valued time with their loved ones.

Your Team

During your day you will work under the leadership of the health center supervisor and with the close guidance of our center clinicians. You will be surrounded by a team of dedicated professionals committed to helping you succeed and to our patients having a nonjudgmental, unbiased and safe space.

Be a part of an In This Together culture where we tend to the team, we respect and honor all people, we jump in, we try and we learn, we care for our business and we always return to our mission.

To Succeed

Our medical assistants are certified medical assistants or have successfully completed an accredited medical assistant/healthcare assistant program or associates degree. They bring meaningful experience in a clinical healthcare setting with a strong commitment to our mission and goals, the delivery of high-quality healthcare and to excellence in customer service. They demonstrate confidence and competence in providing care to patients and managing their PHI.

COVID VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING EMPLOYMENT:

PPTNM, as both a healthcare provider and a participant of Medicare/Medicaid, is subject to certain laws, regulations and orders requiring its workforce to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and its variants. PPTNM has therefore implemented a requirement that all employees be fully vaccinated. Candidates seeking employment with PPTNM will be required to: (1) be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and its variants by their start date. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable law, and (2) submit proof of vaccination by their start date as a condition of employment with PPTNM.

Non-Discrimination Statement/Acknowledgement:

Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, disability, atypical hereditary cellular blood trait, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. PPTNM will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and any subsequent revisions or additions to related law/regulations.

E-Verify Participation:

PPTNM participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.