What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Asst position at NMSU Conference Services?
- 502960
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Staff
- Staff Full-time
- Closing at: Dec 2 2025 - 23:55 MST
Position Title: Medical Asst
Employee Classification: Medical Asst
College/Division: Student Success & Enroll Management
Department: 510034-EMPLOYEE HEALTH SVCS
Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants
Location: Las Cruces
Offsite Location (if applicable):
Target Hourly/Salary Rate: 16.83
Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0
Exempt or Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt
Summary: Aggie Health and Wellness Center is seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented Medical Assistant to support patient care and clinic operations. In this role, you’ll assist providers with exams and procedures, record patient information, prepare lab samples, manage supplies, and help ensure a safe, welcoming environment for all patients.
Ideal candidates hold a CMA or CNA certification and have at least one year of clinical experience. This is a full-time, non-exempt position with New Mexico State University.
Classification Summary
Under general supervision provides general patient care and basic patient education. Performs duties which indirectly support patient care such as scheduling, recordkeeping, and maintaining supplies inventories.
Classification Standard Duties
Schedules and coordinates paperwork for patient/medical appointments. Assists medical providers, registered nurses, and therapists with examinations, treatments, special tests, and procedures. Obtain patient medical history, vital signs, chart preparation, medication dosage and frequency, patient allergens and assist with medical examinations. Records and reports observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in the patients' conditions. Administers medications and performs routine specialized procedures, such as venipuncture and sterile dressing changes under established protocols. Maintains and stocks inventory of office and/or clinical supplies, as appropriate to the position. Educates patients regarding health-related issues. Coordinates labeling, delivery, and receipt of laboratory specimens and results; provides information and coordinates follow-up visits regarding laboratory results. Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency
Required Education:Medical Assistant (CMA) or Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Certification.; Required Experience:One (1) year of experience directly related to the standard duties as outlined.; Equivalency:Completion of a post-secondary degree may substitute for years of experience or any equivalent combination of education or experience may substitute for the CMA or CNA certification.; Required Certification/License:
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
KNOWLEDGE:Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control. Knowledge of clinical documentation. Knowledge of patient evaluation and triage procedures. Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements. Knowledge of patient care charts and patient histories. Knowledge of appropriate procedures and standards for the administration of medications and patient care aids. Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.; SKILLS:Skill in performing clinical and medical procedures.; ABILITIES:Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards. Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress. Ability to maintain calendars and schedule appointments. Ability to educate patients as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper care and treatment. Ability to safely lift, and physically manipulate patients. Ability to prepare and process laboratory samples using established protocols.
Job Duties And Responsibilities
Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of medical and clinical support functions in an outpatient clinical setting, such as; providing initial patient triage, registration, and administrative services, assists with direct patient care, and performs specialized medical procedures of a routine nature, as determined by established clinical protocol, policies and procedures
Preferred Qualifications
Special Requirements of the Position
Department Contact: Carol MacDonald-Parra 575-646-1512
Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable
Bargaining Unit Eligibility: This is a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)
If Not a Standard Work Schedule
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Environment: Work is performed in an interior medical/clinical environment.
Physical Effort: Moderate physical activity.
Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
Risk: Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
Recruitment Summary
We are New Mexico’s land-grant institution and a comprehensive research university dedicated to teaching, research public service and outreach at all levels. NMSU is a welcoming community of talented faculty, staff and students who are working together to make a difference. We are a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), a minority-serving institution (MSI) and home to the first Honors College in New Mexico. We offer an accessible education that shapes bright futures.
NMSU provides learning opportunities to a diverse population of students and community members at four campuses, Cooperative Extension offices located in each of New Mexico’s 33 counties, 12 research and science centers, and through distance education.
NMSU Global Campus
Since 1888, NMSU has proudly embodied this tradition, building relationships that last a lifetime while serving students who want to earn their degree and grow in their field. Today, NMSU Global Campus provides flexible, career-focused online education that helps our students transform their lives – and the lives of the people they love – through over 70 degree and certificate programs, skill-building microlearning courses, and career and talent development.
NMSU Main Campus
Located in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico State University's 900-acre main campus is located at the crossroads of I-10 and I-25 in the Southwestern United States. As a thriving center of higher education, deeply rooted in the regional tradition, its role as a comprehensive university is recognized throughout the state.
Doña Ana Community College
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Alamogordo Campus
Established in 1958 to serve the needs of the airmen and families stationed at Holloman Air Force Base located only 10 miles west of Alamogordo, NMSUA is a community college with a long history of excellence that is supported by a caring community of hard-working students and dedicated faculty and staff. The campus is situated “on the hill” above Alamogordo and provides inspiring views of the city and the Tularosa Basin, offering the perfect venue for creative and motivated learning.
Grants Campus
NMSU Grants was established as a branch of New Mexico State University in 1968 through the cooperative efforts of New Mexico State University and Grants Municipal Schools. As a two-year branch community college, NMSU Grants serves the local communities in Cibola and McKinley counties, including the Pueblos of Acoma, Laguna, and Zuni, as well as Tohajiilee, San Mateo, San Rafael, Cubero, the City of Grants, and the Village of Milan.
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