Overview
The ED CMA/MA performs routine patient care support duties in the Emergency Department to assist medical and/or or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients to expedite throughput and patient care. This role functions within the ED under the direction of the ED Physician and/or ED APP and the ED resource nurse. The CMA/MA is responsible for maintaining equipment, supplies, and providing patient care under the direct supervision of the medical and nursing staff.
Qualifications
- Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) – National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) – American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days – American Heart Association (AHA)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Allied Health (AAH)
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) – National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) within 6 months – American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)
Education: H.S. Diploma/GED
Work Experience: 1+ year preferred
Responsibilities
- Room patients and collect pertinent information related to chief complaint, vitals, and medication reconciliation
- Provide patient education or instructions using pamphlets, brochures, or handouts as directed by RN or provider
- Call in non‑narcotic prescriptions or substitutions to pharmacy
- Accept telephone, verbal, or written orders following Order Mode/Entry policy; ensure provider authentication/co‑signature
- Complete forms such as FMLA, DOT, IPPE, AWV, etc.
- Perform venipuncture for specimen collection
- Process CLIA‑waived lab tests (site‑specific per service line)
- Perform simple wound care after RN or provider assessment
- Administer saline solutions for simple wound irrigation
- Witness procedural consent and complete procedure time‑out form
- Clean instruments and equipment
- Obtain fetal heart tones
- Apply slings or splints under provider direction/supervision
- Suture wounds in non‑cosmetic areas under provider direction/supervision
- Remove sutures from well‑healed wounds under provider supervision
- Administer medications per provider order
- Provide written instructions regarding procedures, medications, or follow‑up as directed by provider
- Retrieve and provide condition‑specific education from approved sources per provider direction
- Assist ED provider with direct patient care within scope of practice
- Facilitate patient throughput in the ED, including rooming, transfers, and discharges
- Obtain vitals and collect data for patients to be seen by provider
- Assist providers with procedures
- Perform EKGs, ear irrigation, vision screening, dressing changes, wound care, sutures, splints, point‑of‑care testing, medication administration, fetal heart tones, and lab specimen collection as ordered
- Clean equipment
- Train new staff
About Us
Find it here.Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.
Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $19.62per hour - $31.78per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
