Medical Assistant Dual Trainee - Clinic Assistant

Medical Assistant Dual Trainee Program

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023's Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

The Medical Assistant Dual Trainee Program at Children's Minnesota is a training program through the state of Minnesota where an individual works as Clinic Assistant while completing a Medical Assistant program at Rasmussen University, Anoka Technical College, or Century College. The program comes with up to $8,000 in tuition assistance for each trainee, to be used by July 2027.

The expectation is that the individual works in a 0.6 FTE (48 hours per two weeks), benefit eligible position while maintaining a 'good' status in school while taking full time credits. The trainee has the option to complete their unpaid externship with Children's or outside of Children's with set externship hours decided by the school program. There will be no requirement to repay funding to Children's for the MA program, unless the individual chooses to utilize tuition reimbursement if funding runs out. The trainee will complete their on-the-job training in a setting amongst Medical Assistants to observe and shadow tasks while completing the tasks assigned to them as a Clinic Assistant. The trainee will work with their direct leader to create a weekly schedule that fits business need, their FTE, and flows around their class schedule.

If the individual does not maintain a 'good' status in school or their position or is not taking full time classes per semester, they would be removed from the grant program and their CA position.

The Clinic Assistant exists to assist the providers and staff in the clerical and patient care aspects of the pediatric clinic such as rooming, vitals, screening, swab collections, and use of medical data systems.

The Medical Assistant role provides professional family-centered care to infants, children, and adolescents as delegated by a provider or RN which may include the following duties:

• Escort patients to exam room and appropriately document information.
• Prepare and administer medications and injections as directed by a clinician.
• Perform and assist with procedures and treatments as directed by clinician, such as; administering hearing/vision tests, rapid strep testing, nebulizer treatments and urine catheterizations.
• Perform laboratory specimen collection and processing to ensure the accurate and appropriate performance of patient testing while maintaining patient dignity, comfort and confidentiality.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
• Excitement for new experiences
• Willingness to learn and grow
• Passion for pediatric care

The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. Annual salaries displayed are based on full-time employment (40 standard hrs per week). Annual salaries for part-time positions will be prorated based on the employee's scheduled weekly hours in relation to the full-time standard. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs. In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.