Certified Medical Assistant - Family Medicine

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Dubuque, IA

Medical Associates

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Posted On 10/21/2026

Job Overview

Description

The Medical Associates Family Medicine department is looking for a Certified Medical Assistant to join their dynamic team in a float nurse role! On our Family Medicine team, you will get the opportunity to build long term relationships with our patients while assisting with a variety of healthcare needs related to preventative care, acute problems, and chronic conditions.

Do you like a fast-paced work environment? Do you like learning something new every day? Do you enjoy providing compassionate and meaningful care to your patients? If yes, this may be the role for you!

We are looking for the type of person that likes:

to be in a support role,
a fast and efficient workplace environment,
and to learn the different preferences of Family Medicine providers

This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your knowledge and practice a wide range of medicine!

Schedule: Between the hours of 8am - 5pm, Mon-Fri. 4-4.5 days a week!

Location: West Campus and East Campus (between campuses until permanent is chosen!)

Benefits Package Includes:

Single or Family Health Insurance with discounted premium rates for wellness program participation.
401k with immediate matching (50% on the dollar up to 7% of pay) + additional annual Profit Sharing
Flexible Paid Time Off Program (24 days off/year)
Medical and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
Life insurance, Long Term Disability Coverage, Short Term Disability Coverage, Dental Insurance, etc.

In this role, I will:

Assist providers in routine exams, preventative care and acute visits.
Administer medications and vaccinations following established protocols and verbal orders from the providers.
Depending on the visit, this person would be responsible for checking and documenting patient's height, weight, blood pressure, and heart rate. Some visits require getting a patient's oxygen levels and temperature.
Follow department processes and protocols for medication refills and messages in the power chart.
Assist in sending prior authorizations for needed.
Initiate process for internal and external referrals to specialty departments, tertiary clinics, hospitals and nursing facilities etc.
Work closely with nursing facilities to provide collaborative care for mutual patients.
Place lab orders and routine radiologic preventative screenings like mammograms and lung cancer screenings.

Essential Responsibilities:

General office duties such as obtaining and updating patient demographic and insurance information, accepting payment and co pays, scheduling and coordinating multiple appointment and creating lab orders.
Collaborate with health care team according to plan of care.
Communicate effectively with patients, co-workers, and others. Promote patient wellness and provide patient education.
Document care provided, including but not limited to: interventions, medication, patient education, and assist with integrity of medical record.
Facilitate reimbursement of services provided, including but not limited to: charge tickets, referrals, and insurance requirements.
Maintain an office environment that is safe, neat, organized, and supplied with necessary equipment, instruments, supplies, and educational materials. Ensure equipment is functioning safely and properly. Perform cleaning and maintenance of equipment according to guidelines.
Demonstrate flexibility in performing other additional duties of patient care. Provide input for devising systems to improve quality and efficiency of patient care and workflow. Participate in required meetings.
Complete all other assigned projects and duties.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Experience - From three months to one year of similar or related experience.

Education - Equivalent to a two-year college degree or completion of a specialized course of study or certification at a business or trade school. Must possess a current certification or registration as a Certified Medical Assistant (e.g., CMA through AAMA, CCMA through NHA, or RMA through AMT) or be able to obtain it within 6 months of hire.

Interpersonal Skills - A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact. Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or is usually of a personal or sensitive nature. Work may involve motivating or influencing others. Outside contacts become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals) becomes necessary.

Other Skills - Keyboarding skills and use of electronic equipment. Use personal protection safety equipment including gloves, lab coats, gowns, goggles, and face masks/shields. BLS required biannually.

Physical Aspects:

Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sound with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.

Vision - 20 / 40 or better in the best eye with or without correction.

Repetitive Motions - Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.

Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds force constantly to move objects.

Medium/Heavy Work - Exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 35 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 15 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Environmental Conditions:

Both Inside & Outside Environmental Conditions - Activities occur inside and outside.

Medical Associates Clinic & Health Plans is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, parental status, disability, veteran status, or other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

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Health Care

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

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Full Time

Company ID

1148

Job REQ #

onlZAfw1

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Start Date

20261021

End Date

20261116

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