What a medical assistant resume should lead with
Medical Assistant jobs are in doctor offices, urgent care, and specialty clinics. A hiring manager for these jobs reads the top of your resume first, so put this there: medical assistant certification (CCMA, CMA, or RMA) or program status, front and back office skills, and the clinic types worked.
This is a licensed or certified job, so put a "Certifications and Licenses" section above your work history. If you are still in training, list it with the month you expect to finish.
Write your summary in two or three lines. Say the job you want, what you have done that fits it, and one thing that makes you reliable.
A sample medical assistant resume. Type your details and watch it fill in.
[Your name]
[City, State] · [your phone] · [your email]
Summary
Medical Assistant with [number] years of [experience, clinicals or training]. [Your two strongest skills for this job, for example vital signs and patient intake.] [One result you are proud of, with a number.]
Certifications and Licenses
- CCMA (NHA) [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- CMA (AAMA) [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- RMA (AMT) [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- Medical assistant program [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
Experience
Medical Assistant, [Employer name], [City, State]
[Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- Roomed patients and took vital signs [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Updated patient history and medication lists [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Drew blood and collected lab samples [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Gave injections and vaccines as directed [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Ran EKGs [add how many, how often, or for whom].
[Your previous job title], [Employer name]
- [A duty from this job that also matters as a medical assistant, with a number.]
Skills
Vital signs · Patient intake · Phlebotomy · Injections · EKG · EHR systems · Scheduling · Insurance verification · rooming patients
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Credentials to list on a medical assistant resume
List only what you hold or are finishing. Put the state or issuing body and the year.
- CCMA (NHA)
- CMA (AAMA)
- RMA (AMT)
- Medical assistant program
- BLS (Basic Life Support)
- Phlebotomy certification
- EKG certification
Example medical assistant resume lines
These are things people in this job really do. Use a line only if you did it, and add a number when you have one: how many patients, loads, orders or rooms, or how often.
- Roomed patients and took vital signs
- Updated patient history and medication lists
- Drew blood and collected lab samples
- Gave injections and vaccines as directed
- Ran EKGs
- Scheduled appointments and checked patients in
- Verified insurance and handled referrals
- Cleaned and stocked exam rooms
- Completed an externship in a clinic
Skills and words employers look for in a medical assistant resume
Many employers search resumes by keyword, and recruiters skim for the same words. Use the ones that are true for you, spelled the way the job posting spells them.
Skills: Vital signs, Patient intake, Phlebotomy, Injections, EKG, EHR systems, Scheduling, Insurance verification, Infection control, Patient privacy (HIPAA).
Words from medical assistant job postings: patient intake, vital signs, rooming patients, phlebotomy, injections, EKG, EHR, scheduling, insurance verification, infection control, HIPAA, front and back office.
| Top skills to show | Words employers search for |
|---|---|
| Vital signs | patient intake |
| Patient intake | vital signs |
| Phlebotomy | rooming patients |
| Injections | phlebotomy |
| EKG | injections |
| EHR systems | EKG |
| Scheduling | EHR |
| Insurance verification | scheduling |
| Infection control | insurance verification |
| Patient privacy (HIPAA) | infection control |
What the job involves: O*NET 31-9092.00, Medical Assistants (US Department of Labor).
Coming to medical assistant work from another job
Your past work counts if you say what it shows. Front desk and call center work shows scheduling and patient communication; retail shows cash and customer service; caregiving shows patient comfort.
Never claim a duty you did not do. Say what you did in words this job uses.
If you still need the training, WIOA can pay for it if you qualify: see how WIOA pays for medical assistant training.
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