Medical Assistant Apprenticeship - Manistee Primary Care

Munson Healthcare; Michigan; On-site; USD 23,433,000 - 33,685,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition covered

Job summary

Munson Healthcare offers a Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program that combines on-the-job training with a 9-month certificate program through Baker College or Penn Foster. Apprentices earn while they learn and work toward AAMA certification as a CMA.

Tuition costs are covered in collaboration with MichiganWorks!, in exchange for a service commitment after program completion.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Answering phones and greeting patients.
• Documenting and updating medical records.
• Scheduling appointments and arranging referrals.
• Taking medical histories and explaining treatments to patients.
• Assisting physicians during exams and preparing patients for examination.

Education

Highschool Diploma or GED

Job description

Company Description

More Than Just Care,It’sCommunity

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where peoplevacation.That’slife at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

What is the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program:

The selected apprentices will receivepaidon the jobtraining as a Medical Assistant at a Munson Healthcare facility while attending lectures and laboratory training through Baker College's 9-month Medical Assistant Certificate Program or Penn Fosters Online Medical Assistant Program. At the completion of theprograms, the apprentices will have the opportunity to complete the AAMA certification exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant.

In collaboration with MichiganWorks!,Munson Healthcare will be covering the cost of the Tuition for the selected apprentices in exchange for a service commitment at the completion of the program.

Job Description

A Day inthe Life:

What is a Medical Assistant?

A Medical Assistant is an allied health professional who supports Physicians andAdvanced Practice Providersin a clinic setting. The role includes both clinical and administrative duties and frequent interaction with patients and their families.

Administrative Duties may include:

• Answering phones
• Greeting patients
• Documenting and updating medical records
• Coding and filling out insurance forms
• Scheduling appointments
• Arranging for hospital admissions,referralsand laboratory services
• Using computer applications

Clinical Duties may include:

• Taking medicalhistories
• Explaining treatment and procedures to patients
• Timelyfollow throughand completion of referral requests
• Preparing patients for examination
• Assistingthe physician during exams
• Collecting and preparing lab specimens
• Performing basic laboratory tests including blood draws
• Instructing patients via standardized pathways and protocols
• Preparing and administrating medications as directed by the physician
• Injections
• Removing sutures and changing dressings
• Other clinical services as required by specialty

Compensation:

• Starting Pay:$17.01/ hour
• After completion of180 dayintroductory period, increase to:$17.26/ hour
• Upon receiving certification: $20.44- $24.52(commensuratewith experience)

Application and Selection Process:

1. You will be contacted by a Recruiter for a phone interview
2. Interview with Munson Healthcare Managers

Qualifications

What’s Required

• Highschool Diploma or GED

Additional Information

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.