Medical Assistant

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:

• 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.

Required Experience/Skills for the Medical Assistant:

• Current Medical Assistant certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent), or eligibility to obtain certification within the required timeframe.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.

Preferred Experience/Skills for the Medical Assistant:

• Previous experience in orthopedics, sports medicine, or another musculoskeletal specialty.
• Experience with electronic health records (EMR).

Education Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or equivalent clinical training.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k match

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