Senior Medical Assistant - Colorectal Surgical Clinic

Providence St. Joseph Health

Seattle, WA

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Full-time, Employee

SKILLS

Basic Life Support (BLS), Best Practices, Billing, Certified Medical Assistant, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Support, Community and Social Services, Diversity, Federal Laws and Regulations, Genetics, Healthcare, Healthcare Quality, Hospital, Medical Assistance, Medical Office, Medical Records, Nonprofit, Patient Care, Primary Care, Record Keeping, Schedule Development, Social Work, Telephone Triage, Time Management

LOCATION

Seattle, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

Description

Step into a role where your expertise truly makes a difference. As a Senior Medical Assistant with the Swedish Colorectal Surgical Clinic, you will play a central part in delivering seamless, compassionate, and wellcoordinated patient care. This position offers the opportunity to work independently, take ownership of essential clinic operations, and be a trusted partner to both patients and providers.

In this dynamic role, you will coordinate a wide range of patient care services, including:

Scheduling new patient visits, followup appointments, treatments, and diagnostic testing

Completing insurance verifications, referrals, and authorizations

Preparing, updating, and maintaining accurate medical records

Reconciling billing concerns and supporting smooth financial workflows

Managing multiple phone lines, triaging calls, and ensuring timely communication

Success in this position requires exceptional communication, strong problemsolving abilities, and a steady, compassionate presence. Sensitivity, emotional stability, and a patientcentered mindset are essential as you support individuals and families navigating complex care.

As a key member of our physician practice team, you will serve as a professional liaison-building meaningful connections with patients, families, and collaborating departments to ensure an outstanding clinical experience.

Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

Coursework/Training: Graduate of certified medical assistant program

Upon hire: Washington Medical Assistant Certification

Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association

1 year of Medical Assistant experience in a healthcare setting required (i.e. physician's office, scheduler, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

Associate's Degree --or--

Equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with emphasis in Health Care

Experienced in obtaining insurance verifications, referrals and authorizations

Experience with Epic

Why Join Providence Swedish?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), please click here where you can access an email link to submit your concern.

Requsition ID: 417149

Company: Swedish Jobs

Job Category: Patient Care (Non-Acute)

Job Function: Clinical Care

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Clinical Support

Department: 3901 SFH COLORECTAL SURG CLINIC

Address: WA Seattle 1101 Madison

Work Location: Swedish First Hill 1101 Madison-Seattle

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $29.56 - $44.46

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

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Providence St. Joseph Health

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