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Certified Medical Assistant — Naval Medical Center 

Immediate Openings | $2,000 Sign-On Bonus | No Weekends or Holidays 

• Location: Naval Medical Center San Diego and surrounding cities, CA
• Full TimeSchedule: Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM (8.5-hour shifts)
• Pay: $22.97 – $27.00/hour, based on qualifications, experience, and location
• Sign-On Bonus: $2,000 (paid after 90 days of service).

Join a Mission-Driven Healthcare Team:

Are you a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) looking for a stable position with excellent benefits, predictable weekday hours, and the opportunity to support our nation's military community?

We're hiring experienced Certified Medical Assistants to support Naval Medical Center San Diego and its affiliated outpatient clinics. This is an outstanding opportunity to grow your clinical skills while enjoying a healthy work-life balance with no weekends, no holidays, and competitive benefits. Hiring is underway, and interviews are being scheduled now.

What You'll Do:

Core Duties:

• Prepare examination rooms prior to each patient's arrival
• Assist with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed
• Check vital signs, including temperature, respiration, pulse, weight, blood pressure, and pulse oximeter reading
• Obtain and document patient's current medical history, drug history, chief complaints, allergies, and vital signs on the correct form
• Perform diagnostic procedures when ordered
• Maintain examination room stock levels and perform routine maintenance of exam rooms
• Complete lab and x-ray requisitions in accordance with clinic policies
• Enter demographic data into the computer upon patient check-in; enter diagnosis and departure time when the patient is released

Department-Specific Duties (as assigned):

• Internal Medicine/Pediatrics: May include operating equipment such as EKG machines, nebulizers, and infusion pumps; administering medications, injections, and immunizations after required training; performing venipuncture and IV access; and working within systems like MHS Genesis and Carepoint
• Orthopedic/Maxillofacial Surgery Support: May include supporting the Nurse Practitioner and surgical team, rooming patients, assisting with minor procedures, wound care, suture removal, and coordinating referrals, imaging, and follow-up appointments

Depending on your department assignment (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics or Orthopedic/Maxillofacial Surgery support), you may also take on medication administration, injections, venipuncture/IV access, EHR coordination, and direct support of surgical and specialty providers — great opportunities to grow your clinical skill set.

What You'll Need — Mandatory Qualifications

Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience within the last two years as a CMA — this is required

Education: Graduate of a medical assistant training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), or a formal medical services training program of the U.S. Armed Forces Alternative accreditation also accepted from:

• Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
• Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
• Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)
• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College (ACCJC)

Certification: Current certification as a Certified Medical Assistant through the American Association of Medical Assistants, or current registration through the American Medical Technologists, or another formal program

Life Support Certification: Current AHA or ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification

Security: Must be able to pass a government background check/security clearance

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits!

• Pay Range (W2): $22.97 – $27.00/hour
• 80 hours of paid vacation every year (2 weeks)
• 7 paid sick days (56 hours) per year, per SCA
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD/Life, and HSA available
• Annual CME stipend and license/certification reimbursement
• Matching 401K
• $2,000 sign-on bonus, paid after 90 days of service

Sign-on bonus criteria:

1. Agree to perform 1 year of service
2. Sign your offer letter within 2 days of receipt, and submit all required credentialing, security, and occupational health documents and complete all required forms within 7 days

Urgent hire — this position is expected to close soon. Apply today to be considered. Submit your up-to-date resume through our company portal here: https://pod9.app.loxo.co/savvy-nerds-firm