Medical Assistant Training Specialist

Job description

Nasium Training, LLC (Nasium Training) is UMA Education, Inc.’s workforce development subsidiary offering short, unaccredited, and customized healthcare training opportunities to its employer partners. Nasium Training is one of four healthcare education groups associated with UMA Education, Inc., a nonprofit organization, which also includes Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA), AI Education, LLC, and a continuing medical education (CME) division. UMA is an institution of higher education that has been offering accredited allied healthcare training curriculum since 1994 and has graduated more than 80,000 alumni. AI Education, LLC operates American Institute, an institution of higher education that has been offering accredited allied healthcare training curriculum in New Jersey and Connecticut through hybrid programs. The CME division serves 35,000 physicians, physician assistants, and other healthcare providers annually. As an Adjunct team member, you will have access to the following benefits: - 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 18 years of age) **Purpose of the Position:** **The Training Specialist** fosters skill development and career advancement within the organization, by delivering engaging and impactful learning experiences. This role is an active educator that bridges the gap between organizational goals and team member development. This learning professional role has an early and lasting impact on the team member experience. - Anticipated starting rate of $350-$1,050/week based on assignment **What You’ll Do:** 1. **Learning Design and Delivery:** Onboard new team members with an emphasis on helping them learn their job role and connect with our culture. Design and facilitate training curriculum tailored to call center roles, including presentations, job simulations, role-playing exercises, web-based courses, videos, and other blended learning materials. 2. **Learning Management:** Engage with team members and managers to assess on-going training needs on process, procedures, systems, and regulatory updates. Discuss career-pathing opportunities with managers to align training with departmental growth. Provide regular feedback to directors and managers on individual and team performance. 3. **Quality Assessment and Improvement:** Identify knowledge gaps based on individual and team performance, aligning with organizational processes. Measure training outcomes. Assist in collecting and compiling course survey feedback to enhance training quality. 4. **Compliance and Safety:** Ensure new hires complete mandatory training on health, safety, and compliance requirements/practices. Support leadership on remediating team member compliance violations. 5. **Collaboration and Communication**: Participate in and contribute to team collaboration and communication. Engage with team members on camera and in digital workspaces and virtual events. 6. **Lead with Care**: Lead, coach, and develop team members, fostering a culture of wellness, recognition, and engagement. Create a supportive and open environment for coaching conversations. Provide constructive feedback on progress. Help mentees define their goals and understand why they matter. Offer guidance and resources to overcome obstacles. 7. **Perform other duties as assigned**. **Career Level Expectations:** - Applies broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through post-secondary education or equivalent work experience. - Work is supervised. - Handles problems and uses critical thinking to solve. - Communicates facts, policies and practices related to job area. - Desire for growth and professional development. **Required Skills/Experience:** - Training Specialists must hold an active Medical Assistant certification recognized by one or more of the states the training will be focused on. - A minimum of 3 years of experience working as a Medical Assistant in a hospital and/or medical practice setting. **Preferred Requirements:** - Any degree, or equivalent experience, especially in education, instructional design, or related field. - Any strong or advanced proficiency in the above minimum requirements. - Training, instructional design or related certification. - Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams. - Other skills or abilities – instructional design, professional services/consulting, Adobe Creative Suite, project management, teambuilding, data analysis and influence. **Compliance:** - Demonstrate knowledge of, and carefully follows all applicable state laws and rules, federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education, accrediting agencies, state regulations and internal policies and procedures. - Effectively communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate and quickly escalate any compliance concerns to the Compliance department. **Work Environment/Physical Demands:** - Home office set up, quiet place to work, ability to be on camera, and ability to hard wire into high-speed internet connection. - May require setup of computer equipment; accommodation consideration available upon request. - Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as needed. **Application Deadline:** Applications are accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis