Certified Medical Assistant | UMC Urgent Care at KingsPark | UMC Physicians

UMC Health System•Marlton, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) provides high-quality patient care while working closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to support smooth clinic operations and positive patient experiences at UMC Urgent Care at KingsPark. The role delivers direct patient care, performs clinical and laboratory procedures, documents patient histories and observations, takes vital signs, conducts point-of-care testing, records results, and administers injections. It also involves preparing examination and treatment rooms, maintaining and troubleshooting equipment, following quality-control procedures, responding to emergencies, and training other technicians or workers. The position works in a well-lit, heated, and ventilated building, with potentially high-risk exposure to blood-borne pathogens. It involves extensive standing and walking, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, full range of body motion, and working under stressful conditions and irregular hours. Holidays are required. The posted availability schedule lists alternative weekday and weekend shifts, with the applicable days off; the schedule is presented ambiguously in the posting.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience with blood draws, injections, rooming patients, medication refills, or similar tasks.
CMA certification from the NHA, NAHP, AAMA, or NCCT.
Knowledge of examination, diagnostic, laboratory, and treatment-room procedures.
Common knowledge of safety hazards and precautions.
Ability to read, understand, and respond to detailed oral and written instructions.
Ability to read and write medical terminology.
Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergencies.
Ability to take and record vital signs, maintain records, perform point-of-care testing, record results, and administer injections.
Ability to meet the position’s physical requirements, including extensive standing and walking, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, and full range of body motion.
Availability to work required holidays.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience as a Certified Medical Assistant in a clinical setting.
Fluent Spanish bilingual ability.
Goal-oriented approach, professional demeanor and appearance, servant’s heart, punctuality and dependability, and sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

Conduct business professionally and work as a team with other clinic members.
Deliver assigned direct patient care using established procedures.
Document patient histories, record and report pertinent observations and patient reactions to staff, document laboratory procedures, and ensure follow-up on results.
Use screening procedures, including reviewing medical histories, and observe and document patient vital signs as required.
Maintain quality results by running standards and controls.
Prepare examination and treatment rooms with necessary instruments.
Verify equipment function through routine maintenance and advanced troubleshooting; calibrate equipment using approved testing procedures; and monitor quality-control measures and protocols.
Train other technicians or workers.
Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden adverse developments during treatments.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Paid time off.
Sick pay.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Employer-paid group life insurance and voluntary life insurance.
Short-term disability insurance.
Long-term disability insurance after two years of employment.
Critical illness, accident, and cancer insurance.
Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Employee assistance program.
Shift differential of $1 per hour for work at UMC Urgent Care at KingsPark.
Shift differential of $2 per hour for hours worked after 5 p.m., when applicable.
Shift differential of $2 per hour for hours worked on Saturday and Sunday, when applicable.