Medical Assistant (Limited Casual)
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How this pay compares
This posting states $18.59–$27.96 an hour. Open medical assistant jobs in Pennsylvania post a median of $23.28 an hour, the middle half $23–$24.28, across 133 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Medical assistants employed in Pennsylvania earn a median of $21.12 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Union record
By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, unions bargain for workers at UPMC here: Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh, PA (845 workers, bargaining a first contract); International Union of Operating Engineers AFL-CIO at Pittsburgh, PA (53 workers, contract up for renewal 31 Dec 2025); SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh, PA (50 workers, contract up for renewal 30 Apr 2025). Each union represents its own unit: ask the recruiter whether this position is in one. Healthcare union contracts.
Workplace injuries
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside PUH in Pittsburgh reported 275 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 21,643,160 hours worked: 2.5 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 12 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
OSHA inspections here
OSHA inspected Upmc Asbury Heights in Pittsburgh, PA on 29 Mar 2022 and cited 1 violation, under the COVID-19 healthcare emergency standard. A citation says what OSHA found then, not how the site is now. Workplace injuries and OSHA citations.
Medical assistant jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Median days to removal 24.0 days · Still listed at 7 days 81.4%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.88x · Clicks 28
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 48.1% · Stating an hourly rate 45.9%
From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 9 Nov 2026. Every figure for Medical assistant jobs
About the job
Join our team of Life Changers!
UPMC is hiring a limited casual Medical Assistant to the UPMC Community Medicine Incorporated team/office in Pittsburgh .
Shift/Hours: Variable shifts and hours - Will be scheduled within the days of Monday-Friday and within the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm - No weekends or holidays!
Opportunities for growth/advancement, excellent benefits, and a pleasant work environment are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
Responsibilities
- Check schedules and organizing patient flow.
- Assist patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, collecting specimens, preparing for exam, etc.
- Collect patient information/history, taking vitals, performing screenings per provider guidelines.
- Send/receive patient medical records in accordance with Health Insurance.
- Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal regulations.
- Prepare and clean patient, exam, and procedure rooms, instruments and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control.
- Manage inventory of supplies; restocking exam/procedure rooms.
- Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).
- Comply with all UPMC Health System policies and procedures.
- Perform phlebotomy, EKGs, and level one labs.
- Perform clinic procedures according to policy and procedure.
- Answering calls and providing pertinent information including patient education as directed.
- Obtain lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.
- Complete forms/requisitions as needed.
- Schedule appointments.
- Prepare and managing charts to ensure information completed and filed appropriately.
- Other front office responsibilities, as required.
- Under the direction and supervision of a physician, administer injectable medication and vaccines when appropriate.
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Must have basic computer skills and knowledge of medical terminology, examination, diagnostic and treatment room responsibilities.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
From UPMC's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About UPMC
UPMC is a nonprofit health care provider and insurer based in Pittsburgh, with more than 40 (source: UPMC, Facts & Stats) hospitals, 800 (source: UPMC, Facts & Stats) outpatient sites and 100,000 (source: UPMC, Facts & Stats) employees, mostly in Pennsylvania and also in New York and Maryland. Source: UPMC, Facts & Stats
Based in Pittsburgh, PAHires in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Ohio, West VirginiaPay on its listings: 88.8% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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