Medical Assistant Certified / Registered
SSM Health · Janesville, WI · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
Job Highlights
- Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community.
- Empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.
- Provide specialized care for patients with a variety of conditions while supporting in‑office procedures and treatments.
- Open to EMTs, CMAs, and LPNs who are passionate about patient care and enjoy a fast‑paced, team‑oriented clinic.
- Opportunity to build expertise while making a meaningful impact on patients' health.
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.
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider or registered nurse.
- Perform select clinical duties.
- Interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' charts.
- Prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.
- Perform basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
- Perform basic materials management functions, including ordering and stocking of supplies.
- Assist with maintaining a clean and orderly environment.
- May document the provider's encounter with patients, including diagnoses, symptoms, follow‑up instructions, and prescriptions as indicated by the provider.
- Transcribe patient orders, including laboratory tests, radiology tests, and medications.
- Work in a constant state of alertness and safety.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
- Wisconsin only: High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, plus graduation from a medical assistant school or training program, or education equivalency for certification.
- No experience required.
Physical Requirements
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information orally.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and alarms.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lb.
- Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for near (≈20 in) and far (≈20 ft) distances and color discrimination.
- 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 lb, including occasional patient lifting/moving.
- Occasional use of smell to detect odors.
- Occasional driving.
Required Licenses and Certifications
- Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association.
- One of the following Medical Assistant certifications:
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) – National Healthcareer Association.
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) – American Association of Medical Assistants.
- Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) – American Medical Certification Association.
- Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Allied Health Association.
- Medical Assistant Certification (MAC) – American Medical Certification Association.
- National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) – National Center for Competency Testing.
- Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) – National Association for Health Professionals.
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Association of Medical Personnel.
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Medical Technologists.
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Registry of Medical Assistants.
Schedule
- 32 hours per week.
- No nights, weekends, or holidays.
- Day shift.
- Department: OBGYN.