Medical assistant jobs in Sumter, SC

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

By open jobs on this board: UnitedHealth Group (5), Prisma Health (3) and McLeod Health (2).

2 of the open medical assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Certified Medical Asst. Full Time at Prisma Health (...of an accredited medical assistant program preferred. Experience - No experience required. In Lieu Of...); Medical Assistant Cert at Prisma Health (...Completion of an accredited medical assistant program is preferred. No experience required. Required...).

1 of the open medical assistant jobs here says so in its own posting: Annual Wellness Visit CMA - Colonial Healthcare at UnitedHealth Group ($5,000 sign-on bonus).

By their own postings here, a sign-on bonus: UnitedHealth Group ($5,000). The employers compared.

Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital: 3 of 5 stars, 76% 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.

Prisma Health Tuomey: 4.5 of 5 stars, 90% of patients said the team communicated well (Medicare, Sep 2026). Each one opens its employer's other agencies and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Prisma Health Tuomey Hospice: 88% of families said the team always communicated well (4 stars), in Medicare's hospice survey. Each one opens its employer's other hospices and jobs. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

By what they reported to OSHA for 2025, in work injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers: Prisma Health Tuomey (Prisma Health) 4.9, against 5.1 at general hospitals nationwide. These are the employers' own reports. Workplace injuries in South Carolina.

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