Medical Assistant Certified/Registered

About the Role

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families.

Job Summary

Provides assistance with the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a registered nurse or provider (physician or advanced practice provider) in a clinic setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider or registered nurse.
• Performs select clinical duties.
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and records information on patients' charts.
• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.
• Performs basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
• Performs basic materials management functions to include ordering and stocking of supplies.
• Assists with maintaining a clean and orderly environment.
• May document the provider's encounter with patients, including all proper diagnoses and symptoms, as well as follow-up instructions and prescriptions, as indicated by the provider.
• Transcribes patient orders including laboratory tests, radiology tests and medications.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• Wisconsin ONLY - High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, and graduate from medical assistant school or training program or education equivalency for certification.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• AND
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
• OR
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
• OR
• Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)
• OR
• Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Allied Health Association (AAH)
• OR
• Medical Assistant Certification (MAC) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)
• OR
• National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
• OR
• Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) - National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
• OR
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Association of Medical Personnel (AAMP)
• OR
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• OR
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Work Shift

• Day shift, Monday-Friday, no nights, weekends, holidays or on-call requirements.