MA Apprenticeship Program

Medical Assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices and clinics running smoothly.

Administrative Duties: They answer telephones, greet patients, update and file patient medical records, fill out insurance forms, handle correspondence, schedule appointments, arrange for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handle billing and bookkeeping.

Clinical Duties: Includes taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination. Medical assistants collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, and sterilize medical instruments. They instruct patients about medication and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for x-rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings. (Source: American Association of Medical Assistants)

Apprenticeships are work-based programs that help you grow in your career. The MA Apprenticeship combines on-the-job learning with a preceptor with online self-paced modules to help you achieve your MA certification within 4-6 months. Because this is an apprenticeship, you will be able to complete the skills portion of the training while you are at your job and earning your normal pay. As a Department of Labor requirement, you are guaranteed a pay raise following completion of program and passing of the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam.

• Healthcare employees looking to gain a new qualification
• High school and community college students looking for a non-traditional entry into a healthcare career
• Community members looking for a career change

• 1:1 preceptorship
• On-the-job skills training
• Online self-paced program
• Increased pay with certification

Are you a medical facility interested in learning more? Contact Rachel Heinz, Health Center Association of Nebraska’s Director of Programs, at rlh@hcanebraska.org!

“OneWorld is unique in that they provide this opportunity for certification for Medical Assistant Apprenticeship. If you went anywhere else, you’d have to go to an outside school and pay for it and it’s really nice that OneWorld supports us like this. I think this is a great opportunity to grow your career and it’s a great resume builder.” – Abby, Cohort 3, July 2023