
Medical Assistant Trainee - McMurray, Canonsburg, Washington area - FT
McMurray, PAFull-time$18–19.26/hrPosted 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Highmark Health is hiring a Medical Assistant Trainee - McMurray, Canonsburg, Washington area - FT. This job is responsible for clinic patient support by performing essential clinical and administrative tasks, ensuring a smooth and efficient patient experience while contributing to the overall effectiveness of the healthcare team. The role includes assisting providers, preparing exam rooms, obtaining vital signs, documenting in the EHR, and providing follow‑up communication under supervision.
Key focus areas include Assist in coordination of patient care under supervision, Prepare and room patients, obtain vital signs and history, and Assist providers with examinations and procedures.
Successful candidates bring High School/GED. Important skills include Vital Signs, Electronic Health Record, Communication, Inventory Management, and Examination Assistance. Preferred (not required): Coordination Of Patient Care, Patient Vital Signs, Patient History, and Assisting With Examinations.
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Full job description
Company :
Allegheny Health Network
Job Description :
This is a Medical Assistant training program intended for individuals with little to no clinical experience and no formal Medical Assistant training.
You will need to be able and willing to travel to AHN Suburban in Bellevue 2 days per week for hands-on training
You need to be able to work the other three days during the week at a physician office, practicing your skills during the training period
Once the program is complete, you will be required to sit for the Certification Exam
Following the training schedule, you will need to be able to work 40 hours a week. in the physician office for which you were hired.
For External Hires, this position starts at $18 / hour. Once you are certified, you will be at $19.26.
GENERAL OVERVIEW:
This job is responsible for clinic patient support by performing essential clinical and administrative tasks, ensuring a smooth and efficient patient experience while contributing to the overall effectiveness of the healthcare team.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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Using the team based approach, assists in the coordination of patient care under supervision of the health care provider (14%)
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Prepares and rooms patients within the clinic practice setting according to standardized work flows. Accurately obtains patient vital signs and history. May assist in the completion of various screening tools. (15%
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Assists providers with examinations and procedures. (15%)
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Provides follow up with patients via preferred method of communication in accordance with provider instructions. (14%)
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Prepares exam rooms for patient visit. Ensures adequate inventory of medical supplies. (14%)
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Accurately performs lab controls and equipment checks. (14%)
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Documents accurately in the electronic health record. (14%)
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Other duties as assigned or requested.
Q UALIFICATIONS:
Required
- High School/GED
Preferred
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Previous patient care experience
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BLS
Additional Employment Requirements:
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Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
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Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
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Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Req ID: J284038
How this job compares
Set against the 3,987 open Medical Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18–19.26/hr
- US median$21–28/hr1,834 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $18.63/hr, is 23% below the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Medical Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 349 open Medical Assistant jobs in Pennsylvania and 3,987 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Highmark Health (this employer)73 open
- Penn Medicine56 open
- Geisinger52 open
- Experience
- Medical Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,759 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,355 of the 3,987 open Medical Assistant jobs (59%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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