Medical Assistant Apprentice Non Certified - UNC Health Complete Care Womens

Description

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Work Location: Complete Care - Womens

Start your healthcare career with paid hand on training through UNC Health’s Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program (MAAP)!

This full-time, 12-month program combines up to 2,000 hours of on-the-job training with 144 hours of online coursework to prepare participants for a career as a Certified Medical Assistant.

Apprentices will progress through three learning phases — Administrative Apprentice I, Basic Clinical Apprentice II, and Intermediate Clinical Apprentice III — while working in an outpatient clinic setting.

Upon successful completion, participants are eligible to take the NHA Medical Assistant Certification Exam and, once certified, may apply for a permanent Medical Assistant I, Certified position within UNC Health.

Application Process: Apply online from June 15th – June 20th

The Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program will start on August 3rd

To be eligible, candidates must:

• Access to computer and internet for online coursework
• Commitment to completing the 12-month program and obtaining certification
• Intent to work at UNC Health as a Certified Medical Assistant for at least two years after completion

General Program Overview

• Paid, full-time apprenticeship with online and clinical training
• No prior healthcare experience required
• Structured mentorship and professional development
• Certification exam preparation and career placement support

Other Information

Education Requirements:

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  None required as long at other position requirements are met.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

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  Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of employment.

Professional Experience Requirements:

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  Health care experience preferred but not required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

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  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements: Ability to perform the essential functions of the position as outlined above. Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to engage positively with patients and families and to work as a team with staff and providers. Ability to use a computer to document required information into the electronic medical record

Job Details

Legal Employer: UNCH CC

Entity: UNC Health Complete Care

Organization Unit: UNC Health Complete Care - Womens

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $15.55 - $22.17 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Kinston

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by The University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill d/b/a UNC Health Complete Care with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.