Medical Assistant Resume Template

A finished one-page medical assistant resume with the duties, tools and credentials employers look for. Download it as Word or PDF, print it, or change every line in the builder.

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Names, employers and dates on the sample are invented. Duties and software come from O*NET 31.0; credentials were checked against the sources listed below.

Licenses and certifications

  • Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Optional, valued by employers
  • Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) American Medical Technologists (AMT) Optional, valued by employers
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification American Heart Association Optional, valued by employers

Sources: www.bls.gov

Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.

Skills to list

  • Vital Signs Monitoring
  • Phlebotomy
  • EHR Documentation (Epic, Cerner)
  • Injections/Immunizations
  • Patient Intake
  • Insurance Prior Authorization
  • EKG Administration
  • Appointment Scheduling

Software and tools

  • Epic Systems
  • MEDITECH software
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Electronic medical record EMR software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Billing software
  • Diagnostic and procedural coding software
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS

Duties to describe on a medical assistant resume

  • Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
  • Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.
  • Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
  • Explained treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
  • Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
  • Collected blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, logged the specimens, and prepared them for testing.

Titles along the way

  1. Medical Assistant
  2. Certified Medical Assistant
  3. Lead/Senior Medical Assistant

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