Train to Become a Medical Assistant at NO COST to You!

LAUNCH YOUR CAREER

Learn as You Earn

CCHS covers tuition costs for accepted applicants and offers up to 20 hours of employment per week during school

Gain Real-World Experience

Accepted students will complete their hands-on training in a CCHS clinic alongside experienced providers

Accredited Training

The NIMAA training program, lasting 29 weeks, blends work-at-your-own-pace modules with hands-on learning

What Does a Medical Assistant do at Cabin Creek Health Systems?

As a Medical Assistant in training, you will build a skillset to prepare you for a multifaceted role, including but not limited to:

Administrative Duties

1. Scheduling Appointments: Arrange patient appointments and maintain calendars for healthcare providers.
2. Handling Correspondence: This includes answering phones, responding to emails, and managing written communication.
3. Patient Records Management: Update and file patients’ medical records, including entering data into electronic health record (EHR) systems. Contact providers offices for off-site records.
4. Patient-Centered Facilitation: Connect a patient with various services, including contacting resources or emergency services.

Clinical Duties

1. Patient Preparation: Prepare patients for examinations, explaining procedures, and taking medical histories.
2. Vital Signs Monitoring: Measure and record vital signs like blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
3. Testing and Monitoring: EKGs, vision tests, diabetic examinations, and other testing needs.
4. Assisting with Examinations and Procedures: Assist healthcare providers during examinations and procedures, sports physicals, well adult and well child visits.
5. Collecting and Preparing Laboratory Specimens: This can include drawing blood, collecting urine samples, and preparing specimens for laboratory testing.
6. Administering Medications and Injections: Administer medications and injections under the supervision of a healthcare provider.
7. Cross-Train Clinical Support Flexibility: Medical Assistants are available to assist multiple providers in varying fields and locations.

Why Train at CCHS

At Cabin Creek Health Systems, we want to set you up for a lifetime of success with thorough in-person training. MA training elsewhere can cost 15 thousand dollars or higher.  By paying for your tuition ourselves, we are investing in you because we have faith that you are receiving a stellar education that will make you an equally-stellar Medical Assistant upon graduation. Through CCHS, you will work with the area’s top providers in Kanawha Co. in Belle, Charleston, Clendenin, Dawes, and Sissonville.

The Program

NIMAA trainees learn both in-person at our various clinics, as well as online. We will pay you hourly for up to 20 work hours per week. Due to the program’s flexibility, this is an ideal option for those with outside responsibilities, including parents and caregivers.

The program guides you to proficiency in several domains at our different locations, providing you the opportunity to work alongside other MAs and providers for a well-rounded experience to set you up for success.

The entire NIMAA program runs for 29 weeks with a commitment of around 36 hours per week. You will engage in interactive materials, education and mentoring tailored to you, group discussions, personalized support, and video sessions to help bolster your understanding.

As the program comes to a close, you will register for the credentialing exam. Our goal is to provide you all of the education needed to pass the exam, which allows you to become a credentialed Medical Assistant, at which point you will be hired by CCHS.

Placement

Landing a position can require sending out dozens of resumes and cover letters across many months. Our placement system eases the burden of finding a job after completing the program. Upon graduation from the NIMAA program and successful completion of the credentialing exam, you will be placed into one or more of CCHS locations as a Medical Assistant with a commitment of two years.

Requirements

The trainee must provide proof of a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent and be 18 years or older by the date of the NIMAA program graduation. West Virginia residence is required.

For those offered admission, you will be provided a list of required immunizations and must complete and pass a drug panel screening.

The Admissions Process

1. Complete the online NIMAA application, linked below
2.  Pay the $25 application fee
3. Sign a form consenting to NIMAA completing a background check
4. Video interview with a CCHS NIMAA representative
5. A second interview round will be available to select applicants
6. You may be admitted, offered waitlist placement, or receive a rejection

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