Full-Time
Medical Practice Assistant
Posted on 7/30/2026
Deadline 7/30/27
Cooper University Health Care
Compensation Overview
$18 - $29/hr
Voorhees Township, NJ, USA
In Person
May be asked to work at other ambulatory offices based on patient volume.
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Phlebotomy
CPR
Epic (EHR)
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Vital Signs
Customer Service
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Requirements
- A minimum of 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 NJAC 13:35-6.4, with 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.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical assistant care under the supervision of physicians, providers, and/or registered nurses in ambulatory settings.
- Greet patients and guests using AIDET, provide a service experience, support patients, communicate delays, and offer alternatives when appropriate.
- Perform administrative duties including rooming patients, documenting vital signs, pain, reason for visit, medication review, and social, surgical, family, and medical history.
- Complete electronic medical record in-baskets, telephone communications, MyChart messages, and medical-record documentation.
- Obtain reports, results, and medical records.
- Complete insurance and disability forms, precertification and authorizations, point-of-care testing, order transcription, and protocol-based order entry.
- Assist with bump lists, wait lists, and appropriate work queues as assigned.
- Schedule appointments, including follow-up appointments, physician office visits, imaging, and laboratory visits.
- Perform and document patient outreach, call backs, pool messages, MyChart messages, and confirmation calls.
- Administer vaccines and document them according to established policies when assigned.
- 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 when assigned.
- Communicate with multidisciplinary team members and patients while adhering to organizational values and the Code of Ethical Conduct.
- Maintain working knowledge of regulatory standards and sustain those standards in daily operations.
- Work flexibly, 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.
Desired Qualifications
- Epic experience is preferred.