Client Overview
Our client is a large and growing medical practice with multiple sites across New Jersey, specializing in orthopedics and physical therapy treatments. Our client is seeking a Medical Assistant to support orthopedic providers by delivering high-quality clinical and administrative assistance in a fast-paced specialty practice.
Salary/Hourly Rate
$45k - $52k
Position Overview
The Medical Assistant will support orthopedic providers by delivering high-quality clinical and administrative assistance in a fast-paced specialty practice. This role involves direct patient care, coordination of clinical services, and ensuring a smooth patient experience from check-in to follow-up.
Responsibilities Of The Medical Assistant
Our client is a large and growing medical practice with multiple sites across New Jersey, specializing in orthopedics and physical therapy treatments. Our client is seeking a Medical Assistant to support orthopedic providers by delivering high-quality clinical and administrative assistance in a fast-paced specialty practice.
Salary/Hourly Rate
$45k - $52k
Position Overview
The Medical Assistant will support orthopedic providers by delivering high-quality clinical and administrative assistance in a fast-paced specialty practice. This role involves direct patient care, coordination of clinical services, and ensuring a smooth patient experience from check-in to follow-up.
Responsibilities Of The Medical Assistant
- Prepare exam rooms and ensure appropriate orthopedic equipment and supplies are available.
- Escort patients to exam rooms; obtain and document vital signs, medical history, pain levels, and chief complaint.
- Assist providers with orthopedic examinations, procedures, injections, casting, splinting, bracing, and wound care (as trained and permitted).
- Prepare patients for imaging studies and coordinate with radiology staff as needed.
- Perform and document basic clinical tests, including range-of-motion measurements and simple functional assessments.
- Provide patient education on post-operative care, brace use, crutch or walker training, and home exercise instructions per provider guidance.
- Maintain infection control standards, including cleaning and disinfecting exam rooms and equipment between patients.
- Manage medication and injection supplies and follow protocols for medication handling and documentation.
- Current Medical Assistant certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent), or eligibility to obtain certification within the required timeframe.
- Current BLS/CPR certification.
- Previous experience in orthopedics, sports medicine, or another musculoskeletal specialty.
- Experience with electronic health records (EMR).
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or equivalent clinical training.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k match
Medical Assistant - 409380 in Freehold at Atrium
- Typical pay
- $39,000–$43,160
For context, most medical assistants earn between $39,000–$43,160 a year according to Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. What this particular role pays is set by the employer — check the description above.
This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted today.