Sample Medical Assistant Resume

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As an industry, it doesn't get much hotter than healthcare, which is great news for you as a medical assistant looking for a great new job. To get noticed for top medical assistant jobs, be sure to highlight your patient-care and administrative skills on your medical assistant resume. You can list your concrete skills in a dedicated medical assistant resume skills section and then demonstrate how you’ve applied them on the job as you discuss your current and previous positions in greater detail.

Before your skills section, add a short medical assistant resume objective that explains where you’ve worked and what unique qualities you have to offer your new practice and patients. Your summary doesn’t have to be comprehensive—two to three powerful sentences are all you need.

View the sample medical assistant sample below to see how it’s done.

Medical Assistant Resume

Ann Price
Sometown, OH 58735 | 555-555-5555 | ap@somedomain.com | LinkedIn URL

Certified Medical Assistant

CMA with experience in a multiphysician family medical practice and additional healthcare experience as an RPT. Known for dedication to providing premium patient care. Skills include:

Medical Office Management

Medical Billing & Coding

Medical Records Management

Data Entry (75 WPM)

Bookkeeping & Filing

Taking Patient Vitals

Blood Draws

Injections

Patient Scheduling

Ancillary Testing

Patient Education

HIPAA & JCAHO Knowledge

Education

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
Registered Phlebotomy Tech (RPT)
Certified in First Aid and CPR

High School Diploma, SOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL, Sometown, OH

Professional Experience

ABC FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE, Sometown, OH

Certified Medical Assistant, 2010 to Present

Serve as a key member of interdisciplinary healthcare team at a busy family medical practice. Assist seven MDs as well as PA and RN team in ensuring optimal patient care and smooth daily office operations. Key Results:

  • Praised for efficient handling of administrative duties (e.g., answering phones, scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, processing patients, billing and bookkeeping) that allowed doctors and nursing staff to focus on the health concerns of their patients.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in taking patient medical histories and vital signs, as well as in performing venipunctures, injections and diagnostic procedures and ancillary tests (e.g., EKGs, immunoassays, chemistry analysis, hematology, urinalysis and sigmoidoscopies).
  • Ensured the cleanliness, sanitation and maintenance of all facilities, exam rooms and equipment.
  • Helped implement practice’s quality assurance and control program. Efforts ensured compliance with HIPAA, CLIA and OSHA regulations; improved patient satisfaction; and lowered monthly overhead by 12%.
  • Reacted calmly and effectively in emergency situations, and added the personal, caring touch that immediately put patients at ease.

XYZ CLINIC, Sometown, OH

Registered Phlebotomy Technician, 2008 to 2010

Collected patient blood samples in a safe, sanitary manner for diagnostic testing as a certified phlebotomist.

“…Ann continues to be a vital member of our healthcare team…possesses exceptional patient-care skills…strong command of basic medical procedures and terminology…her cost-saving efforts have saved the practice thousands of dollars annually…one of the finest medical assistants I have worked with in my 18-year career as a physician…”
— R. Rhasad, MD, ABC Family Medical Practice

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Jobs for medical assistants are projected to grow by 18% over the next 10 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

As a medical assistant, you can expect to earn a median wage of $15.60 an hour. But that number also depends on where you live and how long you’ve worked as a medical assistant. You can get a more accurate range of salaries for your location by using Monster’s Salary Tools.

When you’re ready to start looking for a new job, start by checking out all the medical assistant jobs on Monster. You might also want to take a look at the medical assistant jobs in these cities where your skills are most in demand:

Get Your Medical Assistant Resume Noticed

Healthcare is a field that is growing so fast, employers can hardly keep up. That's great news for you. Whether you're hoping to work in a teaching hospital, mid-sized clinic, or bustling private practice, your resume will need to pass the scrutiny of hiring managers who are looking to hire the brightest medical assistants. Could you use some help refining your medical assistant resume? Monster can provide you with a free resume review. Just upload your resume and we’ll send you a detailed evaluation within two business days, including feedback on your resume's appearance and content, and a prediction of a recruiter's first impression. Let someone else do the assisting for a change.