Full-Time
Medical Practice Assistant
Updated on 9/15/2026
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 (EKGs), vital signs, venipuncture, capillary procedures, and injections.
- A high school diploma or equivalent.
- Graduation from a post-secondary medical assisting education program accredited by an approved certifying body under NJAC 13:35-6.4.
- Current certification from a recognized certifying board approved by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 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/or registered nurses in ambulatory settings.
- Greet patients and guests using AIDET and provide a positive service experience.
- Provide patient support, keep patients informed of delays, and offer appropriate alternatives.
- Perform administrative and rooming functions, including documenting vital signs, pain, reason for visit, medication review, and social, surgical, family, and medical history.
- Complete electronic medical record (EMR) in-baskets and telephone communications, manage MyChart messages, and document in the medical record.
- Obtain reports, results, and medical records.
- Complete insurance and disability forms, precertifications and authorizations, point-of-care testing, transcription of orders, 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 for messages received in pools, MyChart messaging, 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 when assigned.
- Communicate with multidisciplinary team members and patients while adhering to the organization’s mission, values, and code of ethical conduct.
- Maintain knowledge of regulatory standards and sustain those standards in daily operations.
- Adjust to patient volume and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Work at other ambulatory offices based on volume when requested.
- Perform other duties as 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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