Medical Assistant Certified / Registered - Clinic - Pediatrics

Job Highlights

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. Work in our department and help provide specialized care for patients with a variety of conditions while supporting in‑office procedures and treatments. We welcome EMTs, CMAs, and LPNs who are passionate about patient care and enjoy working in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented clinic. This role offers the opportunity to build expertise while making a meaningful impact on patients' health.

Department

Pediatrics

Schedule

40 hours per week. No nights, weekends or holidays. Day Shift.

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.

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 to include 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 safe manner.
• 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, and graduate from 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 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.

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• 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)