Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) - Rantoul Clinic
About The Position
Are you a Certified or Registered Medical Assistant in the Rantoul area looking for your next great opportunity? Join our dedicated Family Medicine team and make a meaningful impact every day. As a CMA/RMA, you’ll play a vital role in supporting both patients and providers - combining hands-on patient care with essential administrative support to keep our practice running smoothly. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a challenging yet rewarding environment where your skills are valued and your growth is supported. The Certified Medical Assistant / Registered Medical Assistant performs routine administrative and patient care support duties in a medical practice to assist medical and nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients and ensures that the office runs smoothly.
Requirements
- Certifications (one of the following required): Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) – National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) – American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- Certified Medical Assistant – National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Allied Health (AAH)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) – National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
- Additional Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days of hire
- Education: High School Diploma or GED
Responsibilities
- Rooming patients, including: Collecting pertinent information related to chief complaint, family history, social history, surgical history, and medication reconciliation
- Telephone interactions, including: Communicating with patients, families, pharmacies, and other healthcare facilities
- Gathering and maintaining patient information per department policies and workflows
- Administrative support, including but not limited to: Patient check-in and check-out
- Scheduling appointments
- Prior authorizations
- Benefits verification
- Coordination of referrals and diagnostic testing
- Clinical and office procedures, as directed and per department competencies, including: Urine catheterizations and bladder scanning
- Suture and staple removal
- Application and removal of casts (per provider direction)
- Point-of-care diagnostic testing
- Reading negative TB skin tests and escalating potential positive results to nursing staff
- Patient education, including: Providing written instructions related to procedures, medications, and follow-up care
- Retrieving condition-specific education materials per provider orders
- Medication support, including: Administering medications and injections per provider orders
- Assisting with prescription refills, calling medications into pharmacies, notifying patients, and documenting actions in the EMR
- Clinical support and competencies, including: Taking and documenting vital signs
- Medication reconciliation
- Processing lab specimens and point-of-care testing
- Stocking exam rooms and maintaining equipment
- Chaperoning providers during exams and procedures
- Maintaining department-specific competencies and specialty training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
