Certified Medical Assistant / CMA OBGYN

Hackensack Meridian Health; Westwood (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a full-time Certified Medical Assistant in Westwood, NJ. This role offers you the chance to thrive in a supportive environment focused on career growth and wellness. You'll be responsible for providing exceptional patient care, performing clinical tasks, and ensuring smooth administrative operations. With advanced technology at your disposal, you will enhance patient experiences while working in a collaborative atmosphere. If you are passionate about making healthcare better and want to be part of a dedicated team, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Sign-on Bonus

Tuition Assistance

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Paid Time Off

Wellness Resources

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited medical assistant program.
• Current national certification as a CMA or RMA.

Responsibilities

• Provide superior patient care and perform clinical and administrative tasks.
• Maintain medical history and file claims using EMR.
• Assist physicians during examinations and explain procedures.

Skills

Patient Care

Medical Coding

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Vital Signs Measurement

Venipuncture

Communication Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assistant Certification

Associate's Degree (Preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a day shift , full-time , Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in Westwood, NJ.

You may be eligible for a sign on bonus of up to $5,000.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance , and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care .

Get to Know Your Team:

• Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.

Learn About a Day in the Life of a Medical Assistant:

Responsibilities

The Medical Assistant Certified (CMA) provides superior patient care and perform both clinical and administrative tasks.

• Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history, medical coding, and files claims using Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Greets, prepares, and takes patients to examination room, this includes:
  • Taking patients’ vital signs, temperature, pulse, blood pressure, height, weight, and medical history.
  • Understanding, properly documenting, and conveying reason for visit or medical complaint.
  • Recording and updating all patient information from pulse oximetry, changes in allergies, and pain levels in EMR.
  • Performing venipuncture and electrocardiograms, as ordered by the physician.
  • Collecting, preserving, and properly labeling laboratory specimens, bodily fluid, and blood samples.
  • Providing patients with privacy, comfort, safety and hygiene.
• Assists the Practice Physician during examinations.
• Explains medical procedures to patients and provides instruction to patients about medication and special diets under the direction of the physician.
• Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments. Ensures patient exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for incoming patients.
• Assists in maintaining inventory and stocking supplies, instruments and equipment for all exam rooms.
• Maintains appropriate paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders received for completeness.
• Addresses and requests referrals and other insurance authorizations in addition to passing along patient information for prescription, x-ray or lab requisitions to necessary parties. This includes calls to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.
• Draws and conducts injection of vaccines, medications, and intradermal injections.
• Monitors refrigerator temperature and logs for all refrigerated vaccines and medications.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

• Graduate from an accredited medical assistant/medical technologist school/program.

• Current national certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).

• Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Microsoft Office knowledge

Preferred Job Requirements

• Associate’s degree.
• 1+ years’ experience in a hospital or physician practice setting.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

• Graduate from an accredited medical assistant/medical technologist school/program.

• Current national certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).

• Basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Microsoft Office knowledge

Preferred Job Requirements

• Associate’s degree.
• 1+ years’ experience in a hospital or physician practice setting.

The Medical Assistant Certified (CMA) provides superior patient care and perform both clinical and administrative tasks.

• Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history, medical coding, and files claims using Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Greets, prepares, and takes patients to examination room, this includes:
  • Taking patients’ vital signs, temperature, pulse, blood pressure, height, weight, and medical history.
  • Understanding, properly documenting, and conveying reason for visit or medical complaint.
  • Recording and updating all patient information from pulse oximetry, changes in allergies, and pain levels in EMR.
  • Performing venipuncture and electrocardiograms, as ordered by the physician.
  • Collecting, preserving, and properly labeling laboratory specimens, bodily fluid, and blood samples.
  • Providing patients with privacy, comfort, safety and hygiene.
• Assists the Practice Physician during examinations.
• Explains medical procedures to patients and provides instruction to patients about medication and special diets under the direction of the physician.
• Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments. Ensures patient exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for incoming patients.
• Assists in maintaining inventory and stocking supplies, instruments and equipment for all exam rooms.
• Maintains appropriate paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders received for completeness.
• Addresses and requests referrals and other insurance authorizations in addition to passing along patient information for prescription, x-ray or lab requisitions to necessary parties. This includes calls to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.
• Draws and conducts injection of vaccines, medications, and intradermal injections.
• Monitors refrigerator temperature and logs for all refrigerated vaccines and medications.