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Review score
96
Evidence
100%
Words
253

Scored by the same rules the Studio uses. How scoring works

Why it works

  • One page in all six layouts253 words, so switching designs never pushes it to a second page.
  • 4 of 10 bullets name a resultThe rest show the scale of the work, which a recruiter reads as proof too. Counted by the same Review the Studio runs.
  • Headings an ATS already knowsSummary, Experience, Education, Certifications, Skills, in that order.
  • Credentials have their own sectionCertified Medical Assistant (CMA), Basic Life Support (BLS), each with issuer and year.
  • Reads back as plain textOne column with no tables or icons. The ATS text tab shows what a parser gets.
What a recruiter sees
Tiana Brooks
Certified Medical Assistant
tiana.brooks@example.com / +1 (704) 555-0175 / Charlotte, NC / linkedin.com/in/tianabrooks
SUMMARY

Certified medical assistant with six years in family medicine and cardiology clinics. Rooms patients, draws blood, runs EKGs and keeps referrals and prior authorizations moving in Epic.

EXPERIENCE
Certified Medical Assistant
2022 – Present
Catawba Family Health · Charlotte, NC
  • Room about 32 patients a day for three providers, recording vitals, histories and medication updates in Epic before the provider enters the room.
  • Perform phlebotomy, EKGs and CLIA-waived tests, about 4,200 collections a year.
  • Cut median rooming time from 14 to 10 minutes by standardizing room setup.
  • Coordinate about 75 referrals and prior authorizations a month; payer-specific checklists cut incomplete submissions by a third and shortened patient wait times.
Medical Assistant
2019 – 2022
Queen City Cardiology Group · Charlotte, NC
  • Supported two cardiologists across about 120 visits a week, running EKGs, fitting Holter monitors and explaining home-monitoring instructions under provider orders.
  • Verified insurance in athenaOne, cutting same-day eligibility problems from 8% to 3%.
  • Trained two new medical assistants on rooming, EKGs and athenaOne charting.
Medical Assistant Extern
2018 – 2018
Pinecrest Pediatrics · Gastonia, NC
  • Stocked six exam rooms, logged vaccine fridge temperatures and charted shots in Epic.
  • Set up bilingual reminders that raised appointment confirmations from 72% to 93%.
  • Coordinated vaccine stock counts with the nurse manager each week.
EDUCATION
Diploma in Medical Assisting
2017 – 2018
Central Piedmont Community College · Charlotte, NC
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), American Association of Medical Assistants
2018
Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
2025
SKILLS
Clinical: vital signs, rooming, phlebotomy, EKG, CLIA-waived testing, injections
Administrative: scheduling, insurance verification, referrals, prior authorizations
Systems: Epic, athenaOne, eClinicalWorks, HIPAA
Layout

Wide margins and no rules. Typewriter-style name, headings and dates over a plain sans body. Switching layouts never changes the words.

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Medical assistant hiring spans clinical and administrative workflow, but it does not carry registered-nurse scope. A strong resume identifies patient volume, rooming, vital signs, phlebotomy, specimens, EHR documentation, scheduling and insurance support. This example shows those duties with throughput and accuracy while keeping clinical authority precise.

Medical assistant resume summary example

Target roleCertified Medical Assistant
SummaryCertified medical assistant with six years in family medicine and cardiology clinics. Rooms patients, draws blood, runs EKGs and keeps referrals and prior authorizations moving in Epic.
3 of this role's keywords are in the summary
  • referrals
  • prior authorizations
  • Epic

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Why most medical assistants don't get the call

Skills and keywords for a medical assistant resume

Applicant tracking systems match on literal strings. Spell each term the way the job posting spells it, and group related skills so people and parsers can both follow it.

Patient care support

  • patient intake
  • rooming patients
  • vital signs
  • medical history
  • infection control
  • patient education

Clinical procedures

  • phlebotomy
  • specimen collection
  • EKG
  • point-of-care testing
  • CLIA-waived testing
  • sterilization

Administrative workflow

  • appointment scheduling
  • insurance verification
  • referrals
  • prior authorizations
  • medical records
  • HIPAA

Credentials & systems

  • CMA (AAMA)
  • BLS
  • Epic
  • athenaOne
  • eClinicalWorks
  • medical terminology

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Why each choice was made

  1. Why clinical scope stays precise

    The template documents ordered tests, intake and provider support. It does not claim independent assessment, diagnosis, care planning or RN-level triage.

  2. Why patient volume has quality checks

    Throughput alone can imply rushed care. Documentation completion, labeling accuracy and reduced rooming delays show safe, reliable flow.

  3. Why administrative work is visible

    Referrals, prior authorizations and insurance verification determine whether care proceeds. Including them reflects the full ambulatory medical assistant role.

Medical assistant resume questions

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What skills should I put on a medical assistant resume?

The skills the job posting names, spelled the way it spells them. For a medical assistant that often includes patient intake, rooming patients, phlebotomy, specimen collection, appointment scheduling and insurance verification. Show each one in a bullet with a result, then list the core ones again in a short skills section.

How do I write a medical assistant resume summary?

Keep it to two or three sentences: your years of experience and where, the scale of your work, and one result with a number. Leave out words a recruiter cannot check, like hardworking or passionate. The example summary on this page shows the pattern.

Is this medical assistant resume template free?

Yes. Open it in the Studio, replace the example with your own work and download it as a PDF in a free design (Clean, Signal, Editorial and Minimal). Word files and the other designs come with ATSPrep Pro. There is no watermark; downloading needs a free account.

Is this medical assistant resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is one column of real text with standard section headings, and no tables, text boxes or text inside images, so parsers read it in order. Run your finished file through the free ATS resume checker to see the text it gives back.

Keep the pattern. Tell your story.

The Studio opens with this medical assistant example loaded. Edit any bullet and the Review score updates as you type. Editing needs no account; downloading needs a free one.

  1. Keep the hierarchy. Same section order, plain-text contact details.
  2. Replace every claim. Your scope, your numbers, your tools. Never borrowed achievements.
  3. Run the Review again. Watch the score respond to the evidence in your version.
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