Medical Assistant Trainee (CMA) - Earn While You Learn Program
About The Position
The UVA Earn While You Learn Trainee Program provides structured coursework and paid on-the-job training in a full-time, benefitted employee role. The Medical Assistant Trainee performs basic clinical skills delegated by licensed medical professionals and in accordance with policies and procedures, supporting patient health and wellness in an ambulatory or outpatient setting. The program is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and surrounding counties. Applications are being reviewed for February 2027. Candidates will be contacted by a recruiter to schedule an interview via Zoom. Trainees are paid for 40 hours per week. Compensation during training is $16.00 per hour plus benefits; after successful completion of training, compensation is $19.80 per hour plus benefits. UVA Health pays course and certification fees in return for a one-year, full-time commitment as a UVA Health employee after course completion.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- No experience required.
- No licensure or certifications are required to apply.
- Maintain attendance and engagement with the formal education program.
Responsibilities
- Identify patients before assisting with any intervention.
- Assist with collecting and documenting patient vital signs and weights.
- Assist with patient rooming and document in the electronic medical record, including setting-specific patient screenings.
- Promptly report abnormal findings and changes in patient condition to the registered nurse, licensed independent professional, or preceptor.
- Assist with patient mobility using safe lifting equipment and established procedures for transfers and positioning.
- Assist providers and the clinical team with general patient care, physical assessments, examinations, and procedures.
- Prepare examination and procedure rooms, maintain sterile fields, and prepare patients for procedures.
- Obtain labels and send or transport specimens for diagnostic testing.
- Observe the environment for patient and team-member safety hazards and promptly report potential hazards.
- Follow organizational safety policies and procedures, including sharps handling and biohazardous-material management.
- Clean equipment and perform safety checks as required by protocol.
- Promptly report patient, staff, or visitor safety and quality incidents to a licensed medical professional or supervisor through the institution’s quality reporting process.
- Demonstrate knowledge of institutional fire, emergency, and infection-control programs.
- Perform administrative support functions.
- Complete supply stocking, inventory, and ordering as needed.
- Maintain required skills and competencies; identify professional-development opportunities and self-improvement goals.
- Complete mandatory annual training and regulatory in-service requirements within established timeframes.
- Maintain attendance and engagement in the formal education program.
- Demonstrate teamwork in patient care and recognize time-sensitive issues.
- Take responsibility for the professional development of self and others according to departmental policy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous paid time off.
- Retirement savings.
- Long-term and short-term disability.
- Health savings plans and flexible spending accounts.
- Certification and education support.
- Course and certification fees paid by UVA Health.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
