Medical Assistant Externship Coordinator

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Work under and reports to the Campus President to ensure an adequate number of externship sites are available to meet the need of the program. Responsible for recruiting, developing, and monitoring extern sites for student assignments. Constantly market the programs offered throughout the medical community and actively seek additional externship sites for the students. Responsible for 40 % of externship sites hiring students by program.

Core Values

• Innovation: We embrace organizational goals and drive positive change.
• Compassion: We care about our students, their future employers, and the communities that they serve.
• Accountability: We are committed to responsibly upholding and reinforcing our values.
• Respect: We are accepting and considerate of others, regardless of background, abilities, or beliefs.
• Excellence: We execute our goals with passion and purpose and strive for the highest quality in our results.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain federal, state and accreditation compliance.
• Ensure organizational requirement that 40 % of externs are hired by their site is met.
• Monitor and maintain TWC and accreditation regulations of all student records, including site evaluations, time cards, surveys, and other required documentation.
• Attain thorough knowledge of all rules and standards set forth by state, federal, and accrediting boards and ensure adherence.
• Recruit and maintain extern sites; market to the medical community; handle communications and public relations for the department and school.
• Ensure sufficient openings are available at sites for the number of students needing externships.
• Meet company‑designated metrics for new site development.
• Serve as liaison between students, college faculty, and the organization providing the externship.
• Work closely with the Placement Coordinator to assist students in employment after graduation.
• Counsel students who are not attending externship as scheduled.
• Track and assure that all students complete a final exit after the externship is completed.
• Assist students with career development, professionalism, resume preparation, and interviewing skills.
• Update and maintain affiliation agreements.
• Monitor, track, and provide feedback to externs regarding timesheets.
• Ensure all attendance is recorded and filed.
• Maintain CampusVue data on students’ site assignments.
• Arrange and conduct externship orientation prior to the start of the externship.
• Conduct weekly site visits.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings.
• Participate in student orientation.
• Keep accurate records in an organized manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Career Services Director or Campus President.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience speaking effectively before groups of students, customers, or employees.
• Experience writing routine reports and correspondence.

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) and data entry.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100 % match on 3 % to 9 % of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
• Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.