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Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) - Mattoon Primary Care

Carle Health·Mattoon, Illinois

Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 1 month ago
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About the role

Perform routine administrative tasks and clinical support duties to assist medical staff in patient examination and treatment. Responsibilities include rooming patients, administering medications, and coordinating office procedures to ensure smooth practice operations.

Overview

The Certified Medical Assistant / Registered Medical Assistant performs routine administrative and patient care support duties in a medical practice to assist medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients and ensures that the office runs smoothly.

Qualifications

NRCMA – NAHP — Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant CCMA – NHA — Certified Clinical Medical Assistant BLS – AHA — Basic Life Support (required within 30 days) RMA – AAH — Registered Medical Assistant (American Allied Health) RMA – ARMA — Registered Medical Assistant (American Registry of Medical Assistants) CMA – NCCT — Certified Medical Assistant (National Center for Competency Testing) CMA – AAMA — Certified Medical Assistant (American Association of Medical Assistants) RMA – AMT — Registered Medical Assistant (American Medical Technologists) H.S. Diploma/GED — Required education

Responsibilities

  • Rooming patients — Collect chief complaint, family/social/surgical history, and complete medication reconciliation.
  • Telephone interactions — Communicate with patients, families, pharmacies, and facilities; gather and document information per policy.
  • Administrative tasks — Check‑in/out, prior authorizations, scheduling, benefits verification, referrals, and test coordination.
  • Office procedures — Perform tasks per competency and provider direction.
  • Clinical procedures — Urine catheterization, bladder scanning, suture/staple removal, cast application/removal, TB test reading, and point‑of‑care diagnostics.
  • Patient instructions — Provide written guidance on procedures, medications, and follow‑up per provider direction.
  • Patient education — Retrieve condition‑specific materials from approved sources per provider orders.
  • Medication administration — Administer medications as ordered.
  • Prescription support — Assist with refills, call medications into pharmacies, notify patients, and document in EMR.
  • Competency maintenance — Maintain skills in point‑of‑care testing, equipment handling, and specialty procedures.
  • Lab result calls — Communicate lab results to patients per protocol.
  • Ordering supplies — Maintain and request necessary clinical and office supplies.
  • Ear lavage — Perform ear irrigation per department guidelines.

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 $18.33per hour - $29.69per 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.

Requirements

Requires a High School Diploma or GED and a valid Medical Assistant certification (such as CMA, RMA, or CCMA). Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within 30 days of hire.

  • high school
  • professional certificate
  • Medication Administration
  • Scheduling
  • EMR Documentation
  • Patient Education
  • Suture Removal
  • Prior Authorizations
  • Benefits Verification
  • Patient Rooming
  • Medication Reconciliation
  • Cast Application
  • Bladder Scanning
  • Ear Lavage
  • Lab Result Communication
  • Urine Catheterization
  • Point-of-care Diagnostics
  • TB Test Reading

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Mattoon, Illinois
Posted
Jun 22, 2026
Closes
Jun 22, 2027
Application
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Hiring organization

Carle Health

Carle Health provides personalized care you can trust and count on. With 16,000 team members, eight hospitals and higher learning institutions across Illinois, we combine clinical excellence and innovation to support your health journey.

Salary listed on 251 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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