Medical assistant jobs in Shreveport, LA

Each job shows the pay its employer posts; too few here post an hourly rate for a typical range. Medical assistants pay across Louisiana is measured from more jobs.

By open jobs on this board: Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana (10), CHRISTUS Health (5) and Willis-Knighton Health System (2).

Willis Knighton Medical Center: 3 of 5 stars, 80% of patients said nurses always communicated well and Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System: 3 of 5 stars, 79% of patients said nurses always communicated well (Medicare, Jul 2026). Each one opens its employer's other hospitals and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

By what they reported to OSHA for 2025, in work injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers: Willis-Knighton Medical Center (Willis-Knighton Health System) 2.7, against 5.1 at general hospitals nationwide; Willis-Knighton Pierremont Health Center (Willis-Knighton Health System) 2.4, against 5.1 at general hospitals nationwide; CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center (CHRISTUS Health) 4.5, against 5.1 at general hospitals nationwide; Willis-Knighton South and the Center for Women's Health (Willis-Knighton Health System) 2.6, best estimate 2.7, against 5.1 at general hospitals nationwide. These are the employers' own reports. Workplace injuries in Louisiana.

A medical assisting program or on-the-job training; certification (CMA, RMA or CCMA) is often preferred. Each posting lists its own requirements.