Overview
The Certified Medical Assistant / Registered Medical Assistant plays an essential role in delivering seamless, high‑quality patient care. This position supports providers by performing both clinical and administrative duties that enhance the examination and treatment experience. With a focus on efficiency, compassion, and accuracy, the CMA/RMA helps ensure smooth daily operations while contributing to a positive, well‑coordinated patient flow throughout the practice.
Qualifications
- Certified Medical Assistant (NCCT) – National Center for Competency Testing
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) – American Association of Medical Assistants
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) – National Healthcareer Association
- Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) – National Association for Health Professionals
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association (required within 30 days)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Allied Health (AAH)
- Education: High School Diploma or GED
Responsibilities
- Rooming patients and collecting pertinent information (chief complaint, family, social, surgical history, medication reconciliation)
- Taking vital signs and reviewing medications/allergies
- Completing telephone communications with patients, families, pharmacies, and other healthcare facilities
- Gathering and maintaining patient information via telephone per department processes
- Performing administrative tasks: patient check‑in/out, prior authorizations, scheduling, benefits verification, referrals, and testing coordination
- Assisting with office procedures per department competencies
- Performing procedures such as urine catheterizations, bladder scanning, suture/staple removal, cast application/removal, and other point‑of‑care diagnostic testing
- Reading negative TB skin test results or directing patients to nursing staff when results appear positive
- Providing written instructions regarding procedures, medications, or follow‑up per provider direction
- Retrieving and providing condition‑specific education from approved sources per provider orders
- Administering medications per provider order
- Assisting with prescription refills per department protocols
- Calling medications into pharmacies, notifying patients of refills, and documenting actions in the EMR
- Maintaining competencies related to point‑of‑care testing, equipment handling, and specialty training
- Assisting providers with minor procedures
- Managing in‑basket tasks: work/school/PE notes, handicap placards, prior authorizations
- Stocking and closing down rooms
- Removing splints/casts, applying dressings, removing staples and sutures
- Fitting DME
- Completing MRI screening
- Collecting and processing specimens accurately
About Us
Find it here.Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.
Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $18.33per hour - $29.69per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.