Medical Assistant Certified / Registered - Clinic - Primary Care

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.

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).

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, list diagnoses and symptoms, and 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 candidates must have a High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, and graduate from a medical assistant school or training program or have education equivalency for certification.

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 lb.
• 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 lb.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support HealthCare 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

Monday – Friday, 7:45 am – 4:45 pm. No nights, weekends or holidays.

Location

Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin (Primary Care department).