As a medical assistant graduate, you should create a career-specific resume which highlights your
required clinical experience and other work experience in a medical setting. (Click Medical Assisting Resume Template and use the instructions below to create your resume.)
Instructions for creating a Medical Assisting resume:
A. Heading
List your contact information at the top center like this:
Sawyer Foster
Street Address, City, MI 00000
(000) 000-0000 sfoster@gmail.com
LinkedIn Profile/Customized URL
B. Professional Qualifications
Begin your resume with a summary of your professional qualifications. To write the bulleted statements in this section, be sure to begin each statement with an action verb or strong adjective and use keywords, requirements, and preferences mentioned in the job posting. (For more information see Begin Your Resume with Professional Qualifications and 185 Action Verbs That Will Make Your Resume Awesome.) Below is an example:
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Possess excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills for relating to patients, caregivers, and healthcare team members
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office programs and electronic health records to accurately record patient information, schedule appointments and communicate with providers
• Skilled in medical procedures, such as taking vitals, drawing blood, and giving injections with quality patient care in mind
• Highly organized and able to prioritize and multi-task assigned duties to ensure deadlines are met and patients are served in a timely manner
Key Terms: patient care, critical thinking, adaptability, flexibility, teamwork, communication, multi-tasking
C. Licenses/Certifications
List licenses or certifications granted by a governing body. Look at requirements listed in job posting and choose optimum placement on the resume for this information. Below is an example:
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Eligible to sit for CMA exam, The American Association of Medical Assistants 05/0000
Eligible to sit for RMA exam, The American Medical Technologists Association 05/0000
Basic Life Support (BLS) with AED/CPR certification, Expires 00/0000
American Heart Association approved
D. Clinical Experience
A medical assistant’s clinical experiences are important examples of professional experience. List clinical experiences in reverse chronological order using the following format:
CLINICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
ABC Outpatient Surgery Clinic City, MI Spring 0000/Hours: 000
Student Medical Assistant
• Carefully followed proper protocols proactively to ensure patient safety when obtaining blood samples, performing vital signs, assisting in procedures
• Performed clinical and administrative skills with a high level of proficiency according to the practicum evaluation
• Able to perform patient care including, injections, diagnostic testing, assisting with office procedures and physical exams in primary care and medical specialties (specify the specialty, such as OB-GYN, neurology, endocrinology, pediatrics, orthopedics)
E. Education
Place your education information directly after CLINICAL EDUCATION. You may include any colleges at which you have completed courses or from which you have obtained a degree. See the example below which shows how to list your degree:
EDUCATION
Baker College Owosso, MI Expected graduation 05/0000
Associate of Applied Science Honors: Dean’s List GPA 0.00
Health Science Technology
Medical Assistant Certificate Expected graduation 05/0000
If you had a relevant major or a specific education track, you may list them below your degree. Other optional information: honors such as Dean’s List and other scholarships obtained and GPA if 3.5+
F. Work Experience
List non-medical work experience with two to three bullets which highlight hard and soft skills. Also, be sure to list related medical experience outside of your clinical education and experience which would be desirable to the employer (e.g., CNA, assisted living, child care, medical office reception, customer service jobs, management positions) and highlight transferable skills.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Name of Organization City, MI 00/0000–00/0000
Job Title
• Do not simply list job duties; state an accomplishment or a skill you have shown in this job, beginning with an action verb
• Do not simply list job duties; state an accomplishment or a skill you have shown in this job, beginning with an action verb
G. Optional Sections
Affiliations/Volunteer Organizations
List professional organizations, student organizations, as well as community affiliations and involvement that would be relevant to your field. See the example below:
AFFILIATIONS/VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
American Association of Medical Assistants member 0000–0000
Medical Assistant Student Organization 0000–0000
Blood Services Team Member-American Red Cross 0000–0000
Humane Society volunteer 0000–0000
Habitat for Humanity volunteer 0000–0000
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