JobID: 32790
Category: Phy.Relations and PracticeMgmt
JobSchedule:
Posted Date: 2026-09-17T14:58:37+00:00
JobShift:
Minimum Salary (Hourly Rate): 25.180000
Lead Certified Medical Assistant
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure functionality of practice operations to provide excellent patient care. Ensures medical facilities run smoothly, and works in a clerical, administrative, or clinical capacity, and may even be asked to perform more specialized tasks.
Location: Goryeb Chhildren's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, with possibility of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM one day per week
Principal Accountabilities:
Handles patient intake, updates medical records, and administers appropriate screening tools.
- Trains MA staff in the use of current and future monitoring equipment and equipment upgrades
- Consults with the nurse coordinator/manager in response to patient and physician complaints, following through to resolution
- Delegates responsibilities to Certified Medical Assistant staff in order to develop their potential and follows up on performance.
- Records medical information and test results, conducts patient interviews, takes and records vital signs, collects specimens, and administers medication under physician supervision.
- Taking vital signs: Typically performed before a patient sees a doctor to establish a baseline for future exams
- Assisting with examinations: Working closely with physicians to perform clinical tasks
- Collecting and preparing laboratory samples: Instructing patients on how to collect samples or drawing blood
- Excellent Communication, Work Ethic, Active Listening, Adaptability to working in fast pace environment, and hold upmost professionalism at all times. Strong written and communication skills
- Maintaining medical records: Recording patient medical histories and vital signs in the computer system
- Cleaning patient rooms: Sanitizing and reorganizing patient rooms between visits
- Prepping examination rooms: Ensuring the exam room is ready for the patient, including disinfecting equipment and stocking supplies
- Provides emotional support related to the patient's clinical situation in accordance with the patient's plan of care.
- Assists with referrals of patients to the appropriate specialist for diagnosis or treatment.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- EPIC or similar EMR system
- Coordinate the scheduling of MA/CMAs to ensure adequate coverage for clinical operations and patient flow.
- Able to perform Blood draw, EKG as needed
- Expert ability to work within computer systems
- Ability to stand a minimum of 6 hours a day