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Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) - Mattoon Primary Care

Carle Health

#CMA #Administrative Support #EMR #Medication Administration #BLS #Medical Assistant #Point Of Care Testing #CCMA #Prior Authorizations

Quick overview

The Certified Medical Assistant/Registered Medical Assistant supports medical and nursing staff by performing routine administrative and patient care duties, including rooming patients, collecting history, and managing telephone communications. Responsibilities also involve administrative tasks like check-in/out, prior authorizations, scheduling, and potentially performing specific clinical procedures under provider direction.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a High School Diploma/GED and maintain national certification as a Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) from recognized bodies, or obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days. Experience is not explicitly detailed but the role involves direct patient interaction and clinical support tasks.

high schoolprofessional certificateMedication AdministrationAdministrative TasksSuture RemovalAppointment SchedulingStaple RemovalPrior AuthorizationsBenefits VerificationPatient RoomingReferral CoordinationTelephone CommunicationMedication ReconciliationPoint of Care TestingCast ApplicationBladder ScanningLab Result CommunicationUrine Catheterization

Job description

Overview

The Certified Medical Assistant / Registered Medical Assistant performs routine administrative and patient care support duties in a medical practice to assist medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients and ensures that the office runs smoothly.

Qualifications

NRCMA – NAHP — Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant CCMA – NHA — Certified Clinical Medical Assistant BLS – AHA — Basic Life Support (required within 30 days) RMA – AAH — Registered Medical Assistant (American Allied Health) RMA – ARMA — Registered Medical Assistant (American Registry of Medical Assistants) CMA – NCCT — Certified Medical Assistant (National Center for Competency Testing) CMA – AAMA — Certified Medical Assistant (American Association of Medical Assistants) RMA – AMT — Registered Medical Assistant (American Medical Technologists) H.S. Diploma/GED — Required education

Responsibilities

Rooming patients — Collect chief complaint, family/social/surgical history, and complete medication reconciliation.
Telephone interactions — Communicate with patients, families, pharmacies, and facilities; gather and document information per policy.
Administrative tasks — Check‑in/out, prior authorizations, scheduling, benefits verification, referrals, and test coordination.
Office procedures — Perform tasks per competency and provider direction.
Clinical procedures — Urine catheterization, bladder scanning, suture/staple removal, cast application/removal, TB test reading, and point‑of‑care diagnostics.
Patient instructions — Provide written guidance on procedures, medications, and follow‑up per provider direction.
Patient education — Retrieve condition‑specific materials from approved sources per provider orders.
Medication administration — Administer medications as ordered.
Prescription support — Assist with refills, call medications into pharmacies, notify patients, and document in EMR.
Competency maintenance — Maintain skills in point‑of‑care testing, equipment handling, and specialty procedures.
Lab result calls — Communicate lab results to patients per protocol.
Ordering supplies — Maintain and request necessary clinical and office supplies.
Ear lavage — Perform ear irrigation per department guidelines.

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