Volunteer, Student Intern- LRMAI- Student

Family Health Centers of San Diego • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

For more than 55 years, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) mission has been to provide caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons. FHCSD is one of the top 10 largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the country. We operate more than 90 sites across San Diego County, including 29 primary care clinics, 23 behavioral health facilities, 10 physical rehabilitation clinics, nine dental clinics, five vision clinics, four outpatient substance use treatment programs, three mobile medical units, two mobile counseling centers, two urgent care centers, and a pharmacy. Our staff provides care to over 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured. FHCSD provides care to all. Services include, but are not limited to adult care, chronic disease management, pediatrics, comprehensive women’s care including obstetrics, dental, vision, case management, physical rehabilitation, speech therapy for children, vaccinations, infectious diseases, behavioral health, substance use counseling and a host of specialty services including cardiology, podiatry, endocrinology, dermatology, among others. FHCSD also offers supportive services to those who are unsheltered and in need of intensive case management. The breadth of our clinic locations, services and programs has grown over the last five decades, making us the largest community clinic provider of health care to the uninsured in the county and one of the top 10 largest community clinic organizations in the nation. We are also the largest health care safety-net provider, largest school-based health care provider and the largest mental health provider in the San Diego region. Medical Assistant Student enrollees MUST apply with the Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute (LRMAI), BEFORE applying here. https://lrmai.org/apply/ Job Roles The Medical Assistant Student will learn clinical and administrative skills required to become an entry-level Medical Assistant. Participate in classroom instructions covering a broad range of clinical and administrative contents and subjects. Through the instruction and training program process, will perform a wide variety of patient activities to include accommodative services for assigned clinic patients. Will apply principles and practices learned in the program when move to the externship function at the end of the training program of instruction.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED Certificate required.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPT (BLS).

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Medical Assistant Student will learn clinical and administrative skills required to become an entry-level Medical Assistant.
• Participate in classroom instructions covering a broad range of clinical and administrative contents and subjects.
• Through the instruction and training program process, will perform a wide variety of patient activities to include accommodative services for assigned clinic patients.
• Will apply principles and practices learned in the program when move to the externship function at the end of the training program of instruction.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees