What is a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)?)

Certified Clinical Medical Assistants (CCMAs) are critical members of healthcare teams in a variety of medical settings. As a CCMA, you are often the first and last person a patient interacts with, making a lasting impact on the patient experience. CCMAs are flexible, performing a variety of tasks such as:

• Taking patient vital signs

• Assisting providers with exams and procedures

• Administering injections or medications

• Performing EKG, phlebotomy and other essential laboratory procedures

• Checking patients in and out upon arrival and departure

• Answering phone calls and questions

• Updating and maintaining electronic health records (EHR)

CCMA Certification Requirements

The CCMA certification training is a 10 week program and consists of 90 hours of classroom and lab instruction and 80 hours of externship at an approved ambulatory care facility. Participants MUST attend all sessions, and complete the 80 externship hours, to be eligible to sit for the CCMA exam.

Requirements:

• The applicant must be at least 18 years of age, and possess a high school diploma or equivalent, to participate in the CCMA Certification Program.

• Applicants must also demonstrate the ability to meet each of the essential function/technical standards required to work as a successful CCMA.

• The applicant will need to successfully complete the classroom training, externship hours and successfully pass the NHA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) to be considered certified.

• Applicants will be required to pass a criminal background check.

• Three forms of valid identification, resume, and a Hepatitis B vaccination record are also required.