Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Bariatric Surgery

Lifepoint Health; Marquette (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Higher education and certification tuition assistance

Paid time off

Mental health services

Ongoing learning opportunities

Job summary

Lifepoint Health is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) for our UP Health System – Marquette location. This full-time position provides opportunities to deliver direct patient care and perform various administrative duties in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

As a Clinic CMA, you will play a vital role in maintaining patient well-being by documenting care, managing medical equipment, and contributing to a high-performing team dedicated to excellent service.

Qualifications

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) license required.
• 1 year of related experience preferred and clinic experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct, individualized care to clinic patients.
• Documents patient care given, including monitoring and communicating patient condition changes.
• Maintains clinic equipment and exam areas.

Skills

Patient care

Diagnostic procedures

Administrative duties

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)

Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP)

Job description

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Bariatric Surgery

Full‑time – Days

$2,500 Sign‑On Bonus

Shift: M‑F 8‑5

Your experience matters

UP Health System – Marquette is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well‑being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Clinic CMA joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about the team:

Interested in joining a high‑performing team where your expertise directly shapes the future of care across the Upper Peninsula? Located in beautiful Marquette, UPHSM Bariatric Surgery offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment that treats every case with clinical excellence and heart.

How you’ll contribute

A Clinic CMA who excels in this role will:

• Provides direct and individualized care to clinic patients.
• Performs basic diagnostic procedures and specimen collection. Monitors and communicates changes in patient condition. Documents patient care given.
• Maintains equipment and medical supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning and troubleshooting. Maintains examination areas.
• Performs administrative or clerical duties an assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full‑time and part‑time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well‑being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) license required and possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Additional requirements include:

• Certifications: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification and Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS‑HCP) required.
• Experience: 1 year of related experience preferred; 1 year of clinic experience preferred.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.

More about UP Health System

As a 222‑bed specialty care hospital, UP Health System – Marquette receives patients from across the UP and provides care in 65 specialties and subspecialties. Its medical staff of more than 200 doctors work as a team with its more than 1,800 employees in caring for approximately 9,000 inpatients and more than 350,000 outpatients per year.

UP Health System – Marquette’s major services include its Heart & Vascular Institute, Cancer Center, Brain & Spine Center, Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health, Digestive Health, Bariatric Medicine & Weight Management Center and Women’s Health, Family Birthing, and Pediatrics Center. The hospital also provides the region’s premier services in imaging, surgery and laboratory and is home to the UP Telehealth Network, a leading telehealth network in the nation. We also service many of the communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with 42 primary and specialty care clinics spread throughout the region.

EEOC Statement

“UP Health System – Marquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. UP Health System – Marquette is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”