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Medical Assistant Extern - School Sponsored

CompanyCommunity Health Network
LocationNot specified
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 19, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
This role provides a required clinical training experience for medical assistant students by offering a preceptor and a practice setting for the hours mandated by their training program. The experience is designed to strengthen clinical and educational preparation within various medical office settings.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
8696
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Community Health Network was created 60 years ago by our neighbors, for our neighbors. We've never forgotten that heritage. To this day, we're still locally based and locally controlled, and we're as closely tied to our communities as ever. As a non-profit health system with more than 200 sites of care and affiliates throughout Central Indiana, Community’s full continuum of care integrates hundreds of physicians, specialty and acute care hospitals, surgery centers, home care services, MedChecks, behavioral health and employer health services. At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication, and collaboration. Caregivers play a vital role in our mission as they fulfill our PRIIDE values: Patients First. Relationships. Integrity. Inclusion. Diversity. Excellence. Exceptional Care - For Everyone We want to ensure that each patient, employee, physician, and volunteer feels welcomed, comfortable, and included in our environment at all times. We value different perspectives and welcome conversations about race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and culture. Because it takes everyone to build healthier communities. Our promise of Exceptional care. Simply delivered. means we strive to provide culturally-competent care that meets your individual needs.
About the Role

Community understands the need to recruit highly qualified, professional and patient-focused individuals to work with physicians, nurses and patients in our physician offices and ambulatory clinics. We want to be proactive in providing clinical training experiences that help develop successful medical assistants. Community affiliates with several medical assistant training programs by providing high-quality externships that are required by your training program. We provide a preceptor and a practice setting for the number of hours required by your program. The training experience is guided by your school checklist and requirements. This specialized offering is designed to strengthen clinical and educational preparation as well as open the door to employment opportunities.

  • You must be actively enrolled and in good standing in a school with an affiliation agreement with Community Health Network.
  • Request for placements must be submitted once approved by your school instructor.
  • Your instructor will direct you to our application at the appropriate time.
  • Placements will primarily be in family medicine and internal medicine offices. A few specialty experiences are available, such as cardiac, endocrinology, pediatrics, etc.

At Community Health Network, our values are important to our culture and the exceptional experience we provide our patients and team members. In order to ensure students uphold these values as well, we require all students to sign a Confidentiality Agreement. You will complete this step when applying.

For questions about medical assistant externships, contact Meghan Scarzo, MSN, RN, CNML at mscarzo@eCommunity.com.

Key Skills
Clinical TrainingPatient-FocusedPreceptor GuidanceSchool Checklist AdherenceConfidentiality Agreement
Categories
HealthcareEducation