Medical Assistant Certified / Registered - Orthopedic Clinic

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. These positions may be filled by a Medical Assistant, Certified/Registered Medical Assistant, or Licensed Practical Nurse based on the candidate's credentials.

About the role

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

• 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.
• Lists 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

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.

Experience

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.

Qualifications

Required certifications (varies by state of work location — Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin):

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

Schedule

• Monday – Friday, Day Shift
• No weekends or holidays
• 40 scheduled weekly hours

Worker Type: Regular | Department: Orthopedics (Dept 7305000125 DePaul Orthopedic) | Job Type: Employee