Part-Time
Medical Practice Assistant
Updated on 9/3/2026
Cooper University Health Care
Academic health system
Compensation Overview
$18 - $29/hr
Cherry Hill Township, NJ, USA
In Person
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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- At least one year of recent experience working in a medical facility as a medical assistant, or documented evidence of an externship completed in a medical office.
- Experience with electrocardiograms, vital signs, venipuncture, capillary procedures, and injections.
- A high school diploma or GED.
- Graduation from a post-secondary medical assisting education program accredited by an approved certifying body under New Jersey Administrative Code 13:35-6.4.
- Current certification from a recognized certifying board approved by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners.
- Current Basic Life Support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification through the American Heart Association.
- Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication, and teamwork skills.
- Demonstrated excellent customer service skills.
- Provide medical assistant care under the supervision of physicians, providers, and registered nurses in ambulatory settings.
- Greet patients and guests using AIDET and provide a positive service experience.
- Provide patient support, communicate delays, and offer appropriate alternatives.
- Room patients and document vital signs, pain, reason for visit, medication review, social history, surgical history, family history, and medical history.
- Complete electronic medical record in-baskets, telephone communication, MyChart messaging, and medical record documentation.
- Obtain reports, results, and medical records.
- Complete insurance and disability forms, precertifications and authorizations, point-of-care testing, order transcription, and protocol-based order entry.
- Assist with bump lists, wait lists, and work queues as assigned.
- Schedule physician office, imaging, and laboratory appointments, including follow-up appointments and post-visit outreach appointments.
- Perform and document patient outreach, callbacks, MyChart messages, and confirmation calls.
- Administer vaccines when assigned and document them according to established policies.
- Collect and handle specimens according to established protocols, including proper labeling and safe handling.
- Assist physicians and providers with monitoring and reporting laboratory results.
- File reports, laboratory results, radiology reports, and correspondence in the electronic medical record and attach results to appropriate orders.
- Obtain prior authorization for medications, procedures, and testing.
- Communicate with multidisciplinary team members and patients while adhering to the organization's mission, vision, values, and code of ethical conduct.
- Maintain working knowledge of regulatory standards and uphold those standards in daily operations.
- Multitask in a fast-paced environment and adjust to patient volume.
- Work at other ambulatory offices based on volume when assigned.
- Perform other duties assigned by the manager.
- Epic experience.
Cooper University Health Care is an academic health system based in South Jersey. The organization provides hospital, specialty, primary, emergency, outpatient, research, and medical education services through an integrated care network. It serves patients, families, clinicians, students, researchers, and communities across southern New Jersey. Its operating model centers on academic medicine and community care supported by physician practices, clinical institutes, technology, facilities, and centralized operations. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, education, technology, facilities, administration, and patient care. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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