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Medical Assistant Training Program Jobs in Texas

Nextcare, Inc.

Medical Assistant Urgent Care

Mesquite, TX · On-site

$16.75 - $21.50/hr

Completed an UNAPPROVED (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following: * American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA ...

Nextcare, Inc.

Medical Assistant Urgent Care

Alice, TX · On-site

$15.50 - $19.75/hr

Completed an UNAPPROVED (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following: * American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA ...

Nextcare, Inc.

Medical Assistant Urgent Care

Plano, TX · On-site

$16.50 - $21.25/hr

Completed an UNAPPROVED (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following: * American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA ...

HealthPoint Texas

Medical Assistant

College Station, TX · On-site

$13.75 - $17.50/hr

Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Training Program or 6 months commensurate work experience as a Medical Assistant in a healthcare setting. CMA/MA Preferred: * Bilingual ...

HealthPoint Texas

$16.25 - $21/hr

Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Training Program or 6 months commensurate work experience as a Medical Assistant in a healthcare setting. CMA/MA Preferred: * Bilingual ...

HealthPoint Texas

$16.25 - $21/hr

Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Training Program or 6 months commensurate work experience as a Medical Assistant in a healthcare setting. CMA/MA Preferred: * Bilingual ...

HealthPoint Texas

Medical Assistant

College Station, TX · On-site

$13.75 - $17.50/hr

Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Training Program or 6 months commensurate work experience as a Medical Assistant in a healthcare setting. CMA/MA Preferred: * Bilingual ...

HealthPoint Texas

Medical Assistant

Bryan, TX · On-site

$14.75 - $19/hr

Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Training Program or 6 months commensurate work experience as a Medical Assistant in a healthcare setting. CMA/MA Preferred: * Bilingual ...

Nextcare, Inc.

Medical Assistant/NCT

Lewisville, TX · On-site

$16.25 - $21/hr

Completed an UNAPPROVED (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following: * American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA ...

HealthPoint Texas

Medical Assistant

Bryan, TX · On-site

$14.75 - $19/hr

Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Training Program or 6 months commensurate work experience as a Medical Assistant in a healthcare setting. CMA/MA Preferred: * Bilingual ...

HealthPoint Texas

Medical Assistant

College Station, TX · On-site

$13.75 - $17.50/hr

Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Training Program or 6 months commensurate work experience as a Medical Assistant in a healthcare setting. CMA/MA Preferred: * Bilingual ...

HealthPoint Texas

Medical Assistant

College Station, TX · On-site

$13.75 - $17.50/hr

Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Training Program or 6 months commensurate work experience as a Medical Assistant in a healthcare setting. CMA/MA Preferred: * Bilingual ...

Nextcare, Inc.

Medical Assistant/NCT

Abilene, TX · On-site

$14 - $18/hr

Completed an UNAPPROVED (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following: * American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA ...

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Medical Assistant Training Program information

What is a medical assistant training program?

A Medical Assistant Training Program is a structured educational course designed to prepare individuals for a career as a medical assistant. These programs typically include a mix of classroom instruction and hands-on clinical experience, covering topics like medical terminology, anatomy, clinical procedures, and administrative tasks. Upon completion, students are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to assist physicians in healthcare settings, such as clinics and hospitals. Many programs also prepare students for certification exams, which can enhance job prospects.

What can participants expect in terms of hands-on experience during a medical assistant training program?

Participants in a Medical Assistant Training Program can expect a balanced combination of classroom instruction and extensive hands-on training. The hands-on portion typically includes practicing clinical skills such as taking vital signs, administering injections, performing EKGs, and assisting with minor office procedures under supervision. Most programs also provide externships or clinical rotations in real healthcare settings, allowing trainees to apply their skills and gain confidence working directly with patients and medical staff. This practical experience is crucial for job readiness and is highly valued by employers.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in a medical assistant training program, and why are they important?

To thrive in a Medical Assistant Training Program, you need a foundational understanding of medical terminology, basic clinical procedures, and administrative skills, often supported by a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with electronic health record (EHR) systems, scheduling software, and obtaining certification such as Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) is typically required. Strong interpersonal communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail help you excel in both patient care and administrative duties. These competencies ensure that you can efficiently support healthcare teams and provide quality service to patients in a clinical environment.

What is the difference between Medical Assistant Training Program vs Medical Receptionist Training Program?

AspectMedical Assistant Training ProgramMedical Receptionist Training Program
CredentialsCertifications like CMA or RMA often requiredTypically no formal certification required
Work EnvironmentClinics, hospitals, outpatient facilitiesFront desk, administrative offices in healthcare settings
Job DutiesClinical tasks, patient care, basic lab workScheduling, patient check-in, administrative tasks

The Medical Assistant Training Program prepares individuals for clinical and administrative roles in healthcare, focusing on patient care and clinical skills. In contrast, the Medical Receptionist Training Program emphasizes administrative and customer service skills for front-desk roles. Both are essential in healthcare settings but serve different functions.

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Medical Assistant / Medical Front Office

Cedar Park, TX • On-site

Nextcare, Inc.
Health Care and Social Assistance • 1 - 5K employees

5.8

Company rating: 5.8 out of 10

Based on 38 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

781st of 895 rated healthcare providers

Recommended by students

Respectful managers

Uninterrupted breaks

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$16.75 - $21.50/hr

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:
Provides patient care services in the back office medical setting, which will meet the specific needs of the patient.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
  • Performs the essential functions as defined as by the appropriate Skills Competency
  • Compliance with established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental and infection control
  • Implements infection control policies throughout the course of patient care and other job
  • Complies with personal protective equipment policy necessary for protection from exposure to bloodborne pathogens, infectious disease and other hazardous substances. Observes and communicates changes in the patient's condition to the provider on
  • Assists provider with exams, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care under direct
  • Participates in the completion of the emergency equipment daily checklist, as well as any assigned duties and tasks necessary to maintain compliance with Federal and State
  • Participates in education programs and attends meetings as
  • Dispenses prescriptions and medications per policy
  • Follows and complies with standing orders policy; recognizes when the provider on duty is necessary based on patient presentation and policy guidance
  • Administers medications per policy and adheres to all safety protocols and procedures for medication administration.
  • Notifies the provider on duty promptly of all unusual patient occurrences including medication events on an incident
  • Promptly notifies the Clinic Manager of patient or employee safety
  • Follows guidelines and requirements of laboratory and clinical accreditation
  • Treats patients and co-workers consistent with the NextCare Mission Statement, Vision, Values and Performance
  • Performs other related duties as assigned or described by Company

Key Duties and Responsibilities
  • Analytical Testing: Perform moderate-complexity clinical testing across authorized disciplines (e.g., Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis) in strict accordance with the laboratory's COLA-approved SOP manual.
  • Quality Control & Calibration: Execute and document daily instrument calibrations, quality control (QC) tracking, and corrective actions for out-of-range values prior to reporting patient results.
  • COLA Inspection Readiness: Maintain orderly, verifiable, and audit-ready logs for all pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical activities to ensure seamless biennial COLA on-site surveys.
  • Competency & Training: Participate in mandatory, documented competency assessments (semiannually in the first year of employment, and annually thereafter) covering all six CLIA-mandated elements.
  • Proficiency Testing (PT): Successfully test and document blind proficiency testing samples exactly like patient specimens, adhering to strict anti-commingling regulations.
  • Specimen & EMR Processing: Accession, process, centrifuge, and evaluate sample integrity, reporting data accurately into the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
  • Critical Value Notification: Promptly recognize critical, life-threatening results and follow immediate notification protocols to the attending Texas healthcare provider.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Candidates in Arizona
Education: Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent; and meets the criteria in sections 1, or 2 or 3 below.
  1. The medical assistant candidate has completed an APPROVED Medical Assistant Training Program*.
    • Certification is not required but is

"Approved medical assistant training program," means a program accredited by one of the following two- accreditation organizations:
  • The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health (CAAHEP); or
  • The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES); or

* Recruiter will verify that the candidate has completed an APPROVED Medical Assistant Training Program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
  1. The medical assistant candidate has completed an UNAPPROVED medical assistant training program AND
    • Certification* is

Successfully passes the medical assistant examination administered by a certifying organization accredited by either the following two agencies:
  • National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA); or
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Certifying organizations accepted in Arizona by the NCCA are:
(CMA) Certified Medical Assistant
  • exam and certification is administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA); or

(RMA) Registered Medical Assistant
  • exam and certification are approved for medical assistants that meet the American Medical Technologists (AMT) criteria; or

(CCMA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
  • exam and certification are administered by the National Healthcare Association (NHA); or

(NCMA) National Certified Medical Assistant
  • certified by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT); or

(CMAC) Clinical Medical Assistant Certification
  • exam and certification administered by the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)

*Recruiter will verify the medical assistant has documentation of certification by an organization accredited by either the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, or American National Standards Institute.
  1. The medical assistant candidate is eligible for hire if they meet one of the following three (3) criteria within A., or B., or

The medical assistant candidate completed an UNAPPROVED medical assistant training program AND Was Employed as a medical assistant for one (1) year or more after program completion must have occurred prior to February 2, 2000,*; or
*Candidates must complete the Arizona Medical Assistant Candidate Employment Attestation
  1. The medical assistant candidate was directly supervised by the SAME physician, physician group, or physician assistant for a minimum of 2000 hours (approximately working 40 hours/week for 12 months) prior to February 2, 2000,*; or

*Candidates must complete the Arizona Medical Assistant Candidate Employment Attestation
  1. The medical assistant completed a United States Armed Forces medical services training program*.

*Candidates must complete the Arizona Medical Assistant Candidate Employment Attestation
*Recruiter will verify that the candidate has completed and satisfied the Human Resources attestation requirement to meet the criteria above.
  1. The following Emergency Medical Services (EMS) credentials are eligible for hire in a lesser role under the Clinical Care Specialist (CCS) job

  • AEMT*
  • EMT-I* (Intermediate)
  • EMT-P* (Paramedic)
  • Paramedic*

*Recruiter:
  • Will verify the EMS candidate credentials based on the recruiter reference

  • If the candidate's EMS license or certification is not current, they must have worked in a position similar or greater than the MA/CCS position within the 3 previous

  • Will ensure that candidates with EMS credentials accepting a position as an MA/CCS signs the NextCare Candidate Credentials Recertification and Renewal Acknowledgement regarding potential LPN license renewal

  1. LPNs are eligible for hire into the lesser role under Clinical Care Specialist (CCS) job description in the state of Arizona. The licensed LPN may only perform medical assistant duties when they are hired under the MA/CCS job description.*

*Recruiter:
  • Will verify the LPNs completion of LPN education and

  • If the candidate's LPN license is not current, they must have worked in a position similar or greater than the MA/CCS position within the 3 previous

  • Will ensure that an LPN accepting a position as an MA/CCS signs the NextCare Candidate Credentials Recertification and Renewal Acknowledgement regarding potential LPN license renewal

Employed in all states other than Arizona
(e.g., Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska*, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Wyoming)
Education: Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent; and meets the criteria in sections 1, or 2 or 3 below.
  1. The medical assistant candidate has completed an APPROVED Medical Assistant Training Program*.
    • Certification is not required but is

"Approved medical assistant training program," means a program accredited by one of the following two-accreditation organizations:
  • The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health (CAAHEP); or
  • The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES); or
  • The U.S. Department of Education (DAPIP)

*Recruiter will verify that the candidate has completed an APPROVED Medical Assistant Training Program accredited by The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health; or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES); or the U.S. Department of Education DAPIP
  1. The medical assistant candidate has completed an UNAPPROVED medical assistant training program AND
    • Certification* is

Successfully passes the medical assistant examination administered by a certifying organization accredited by either the following two agencies:
  • National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA); or
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI); or

Certifying organizations accepted by the NCCA are:
(CMA) Certified Medical Assistant
  • exam and certification is administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA); or

(RMA) Registered Medical Assistant
  • exam and certification are approved for medical assistants that meet the American Medical Technologists (AMT) criteria; or

(CCMA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
  • exam and certification are administered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA); or

(NCMA) National Certified Medical Assistant
  • certified by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT); or

(CMAC) Clinical Medical Assistant Certification
  • exam and certification administered by the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)

*Recruiter will verify the medical assistant has documentation of certification by an organization accredited by either the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, or American National Standards Institute.
  1. The medical assistant candidate may be hired if they meet one of the following three (3) criteria within A., or B., or

  1. The medical assistant candidate completed an UNAPPROVED medical assistant training program AND
    • Employed as a medical assistant for one (1) year or more after program completion;

*Candidates must complete the All States Except Arizona Medical Assistant Candidate Employment Attestation.
  1. The medical assistant candidate was directly supervised by a maximum of three physician(s), physician group(s), physician assistant(s), or nurse practitioner(s) for a minimum of 2000 hours total (approximately working 40 hours/week for 12 months)*.

*Candidates must complete the All States Except Arizona Medical Assistant Candidate Employment Attestation.
  1. The medical assistant completed a United States Armed Forces medical services training program*.

*Candidates must complete the All States Except Arizona Medical Assistant Candidate Employment Attestation.
*Recruiter will verify that the candidate has completed and satisfied the Human Resources attestation to meeting the criteria above.
  1. The following EMS Credentials may work in a lesser role as an MA/CCS.
  • Advanced EMT (AEMT )*
  • EMT Intermediate (EMT-I)*
  • EMT Paramedic *
  • Paramedic (Medic)*

*Recruiter:
  • Will verify the EMS candidate credentials based on the state reference

  • If the candidate's EMS license or certification is not current, they must have worked in a position similar or greater than the MA/CCS position within the 3 previous

  • Will ensure that candidates with EMS credentials accepting a position as an MA/CCS signs the NextCare Candidate Credentials Recertification and Renewal Acknowledgement regarding potential LPN license renewal

  1. LPNs are eligible for hire into the less role under the MA/CCS job description in the following

The LPN may only perform medical assistant duties at NextCare to remain within the state standards, which stipulate that a physician assistant may NOT supervise the LPN.
Michigan* North Carolina* Oklahoma* Wyoming* Kansas* Colorado*
*Recruiter:
  • Will verify the LPNs completion of LPN education and

  • If the candidate's LPN license is not current, they must have worked in a position similar to or greater than the MA/CCS position within the 3 previous

  • Will ensure that an LPN accepting a position as an MA/CCS signs the NextCare Candidate Credentials Recertification and Renewal Acknowledgement regarding potential LPN license renewal

In the following states LPNs may be hired under there LPN licensure credentials and verification of education and diploma from a state approved LPN school.
Missouri* Nebraska* Texas* Virginia*
*Recruiter:

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