Certified Medical Assistant - Ambulatory, Endocrinology

Notre Dame; Brewer (ME); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Notre Dame in the United States is seeking a Medical Assistant for Center Family Medicine/Woodward. The role includes patient care, clerical duties, and support for exams and procedures under physician supervision.

Candidates should complete an accredited CMA program or equivalent training and hold an approved certification. Day shift availability and clinic-based setting are expected.

Qualifications

• Completion of a medical assistant training program accredited by CAAHEP/ABHES or recognized agency.
• Certification in CMA, RMA, CCMA, NCMA, NRCMA, or other approved CMA pathway.
• Location in the U.S. with preference for Tennessee or South Carolina eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient care and related administrative duties under supervision of licensed clinicians.
• Carry out clinical, technical, administrative, and clerical tasks including point-of-care testing.
• Prepare patients for exams by recording complaints, meds, vitals, pain, and allergies.
• Prepare rooms, maintain supplies and sterilize instruments as needed.
• Assist with exams, tests, procedures, and minor office-based surgery, including dressings.
• Administer medications and immunizations as trained and tested.
• Handle related phone calls after physician or RN consultation.
• Provide patient education and printed resources on diagnosis and self-care.
• Document patient data in medical records and complete insurance forms.
• Schedule tests and treatments as ordered by the physician.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

CAAHEP/ABHES CMA program

South Carolina Health Sciences program

Military medical assisting training

DOL-approved Registered Apprenticeship

Employer-led CMA certification pathway

Prisma Health Fast Track CMA program

Job description

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Perform assigned patient care and related administrative duties under direct supervision of a licensed physician, APRN, or PA.
• Carry out clinical, technical, administrative, and clerical duties including point of care testing and reporting critical lab values to the physician.
• Prepare patients for examination and treatment by obtaining and recording chief complaints, medications, vital signs, pain screening, and allergies.
• Prepare exam and treatment rooms, maintain supplies and equipment, and clean/sterilize instruments as needed.
• Assist physicians with examinations, tests, procedures, and office-based surgery; apply splints, casts, dressings, and remove sutures competently.
• Administer medications and immunizations as ordered, after demonstrating competency and passing medication administration tests.
• Handle clinically related telephone calls after consulting with physician or registered nurse.
• Provide patient education and printed information on diagnosis, self-care, health promotion, disease prevention, and community healthcare resources as requested by the physician.
• Document patient data and care in medical records.
• Complete medical insurance and related forms for physician review; perform patient registration, scheduling, billing, pre-authorization, and other office duties.
• Schedule tests and treatments as ordered by the physician.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

About You

The company is looking for:

• Completion of a medical assistant training program accredited by CAAHEP, ABHES, or recognized accrediting agency; or approved Career and Technical Education Health Sciences Program in South Carolina; or military medical assisting training; or Department of Labor-approved Registered Apprenticeship; or employer-led training aligned with a nationally accredited certification exam; or Prisma Health Certification Institute Fast Track CMA program.
• In Tennessee, completion of an accredited medical assistant program is preferred.
• No prior experience required.
• Job-related certification from one of the following: CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA), NCMA (NCCT), RMA (ARMA), NRCMA (NAHP), or RMA (AAMP).
• CMAs certified before 1/1/2020 who maintained certification without lapse are exempt from education requirements.
• South Carolina incumbents hired after 1/1/2020 without required education have until July 15, 2026, to complete state education requirements.

Work Shift

Day shift.

Location

Center Family Medicine/Woodward, Department of Endocrinology-Practice Operations.