Medical Assistant Apprentice — 2000-Hour Clinic Training

Life Science Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle offers a Medical Assistant Apprentice program. You will train under a Fred Hutch Certified Medical Assistant, participate as a team member, and learn to manage patient flow for assigned providers while preparing for the CCMA exam.

The apprenticeship targets 2000 hours of training over 12 months, runs Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm, and is sponsored by WACMHC and accredited through South Seattle College.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Patient flow: rooms patients and families into exam or procedure area
• Initial patient assessment: vital signs, pain assessment, fall risk
• Conducts clerical tasks, patient transport, cleaning and restocking of exam rooms and other duties assigned to maintain clinic flow
• Recognizes symptoms of common medical illnesses, abnormal vs. abnormal, new/existing pain and escalates appropriately to healthcare providers
• Customer services: acts as a liaison between patient/families and healthcare providers
• Procedure assistant: prepares for/sets up for procedures and aids healthcare provider

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Problem solving

Written communication

Email proficiency

Customer service

Follow directions

Learnability

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Tools

EMR

Job description

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle offers a Medical Assistant Apprentice program. You will train under a Fred Hutch Certified Medical Assistant, participate as a team member, and learn to manage patient flow for assigned providers while preparing for the CCMA exam.

The apprenticeship targets 2000 hours of training over 12 months, runs Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm, and is sponsored by WACMHC and accredited through South Seattle College.