About this role
About Us
- Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; three urgent care facilities; nearly 30 primary care and specialty care offices in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.
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Experience Required
- Responsible for setting up the patient in the exam room
- Perform and Document:
- Vital signs (manual BPs),
- EKGs,
- Reconciliation of medications
- Reason for visit, health care concern
- Interview/Discuss with patient changes in patient’s health since the last visit
- Assist the provider with minor surgical procedures
- Prepare appropriate medications for injections
- Responsible for phone messages, faxes, and Medical Reception responsibilities as needed
- Knowledge of medical insurance terminology, computer skills for scheduling, and familiarity with general office procedures and equipment
Education Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
License/Certification Requirements
- Certificate Medical Assistant
Special Requirements
- Ability to handle high volume of interactions with frequent interruptions required
- 1-3 years of prior experience in ambulatory care preferred
Salary Min ($)
USD $19.17Salary Max ($)
USD $26.92Other facts
About Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has nearly 14,000 team members including 1,600 nurses, more than 1,000 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 600 advanced practice professionals. Hospitals throughout the region send their most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.
Ranked year after year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the Philadelphia Metro area, Cooper is consistently recognized for its quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.
Cooper has three hospitals: South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region; Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), six urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.
Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with – and its physicians make up the faculty of – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.
What you'll do
- The Certified Medical Assistant is responsible for setting up patients in the exam room, performing vital signs, EKGs, and assisting providers with minor surgical procedures. Additional duties include managing phone messages, faxes, and medical reception responsibilities.
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