Certified Medical Assistant, Outpatient
About this role
Company Overview
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.
Job Description
Shriners Children’s Ohio has an exciting opportunity for a Medical Assistant to join our Outpatient Clinic team!
In this role, you’ll support our medical and nursing staff in providing compassionate, family-centered care to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults. You’ll play a key part in the patient intake process — collecting vital information such as medical history, height and weight, vital signs, allergies, medications, and previous procedures — helping our team deliver the best possible care to every child.
Hours: This Monday - Friday position will work 40 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities:
The Medical Assistant assists in rooming patients, taking vital signs, measurements, preparation of exam rooms, stocking supplies, assisting the physician, interacting with other departments and documentation in the electronic medical record.
Assists providers, nursing and other health care professionals with procedures and the intake and depart processes.
Accurately documents information in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
Responsible for prepping clinic to be prepared for that day's clinic to include monitoring supplies and equipment and ordering supplies.
Utilizes good clinical judgement to identify problems and interventions with patients and families and referral to RN as needed.
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma / GED
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Preferred Qualifications:
Two years' pediatric care experience
Two years' experience as a Medical Assistant