Florida Medical Assistant Training Program

You get a full tuition refund if you don’t get a job offer within 6 months of certification.
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Our tuition includes online instructor-led Zoom classes, clinical sessions, electronic textbook, NHA certification exam prep, dedicated 1:1 coaching and job placement.

Stepful partners with accredited institutions registered under the New York Department of Education.

A student who cancels before the first week of class receives all monies paid with the exception of the $59 non-refundable registration fee. Thereafter, the student who cancels receives a prorated refund.

Students have the options to pay upfront, in installments or with a loan. Stepful is partnered with Climb Credit, a student lending company whose mission is to finance only high-quality education. You can get pre-approved for a loan in under 5 minutes. Apply for the loan here with no impact to your credit score.

Our classes prepare you to test for your National Healthcareer Association’s Certified Clinical Medical Assistant certification online or in person.

All you need is a copy of your high school or GED diploma and a stable internet connection.

The medical assistant program is 100% online. The medical assistant program is followed by an optional, in-person unpaid internship. Stepful has partnerships with clinics across the nation and will do its best to find a clinic in a convenient location for the student in Florida.

Yes! We help graduates who successfully complete our program and pass the National Healthcareer Association certification exam find healthcare jobs in their local communities.

Your coach will work with you to help you find a healthcare job after you obtain your national certification. You get a full tuition refund (minus $59 registration fee) if you don’t get a job offer within 6 months of obtaining your national certification.

Yes! We are partnered with the NHA. All our graduates are eligible to take the NHA certifications once they successfully complete the program.

You will be nationally certified after obtaining your NHA certification and will be able to work in every US state with the exception of Washington.

The average salary for medical assistants in Florida, as a whole, is $35,480 per year or $17.06 per hour.

Compared to other states, medical assistants in Florida make slightly less than the national average of $37,190.

‍Learn more about medical assistant salaries in Florida here.

In certain Florida cities, medical assistants can make more. For example, in North Port/Sarasota/Bradenton, medical assistants make an average of $37,870 per year or $18.21 per hour.

Here is a full list of medical assistant salaries in Florida cities:

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL – $36,910 ($17.75)
‍Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL – $34,900 ($16.78)
‍Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL – $32,390 ($15.57)
‍Gainesville, FL – $33,730 ($16.22)
‍Homosassa Springs, FL – $32,940 ($15.84)
‍Jacksonville, FL – $35,440 ($17.04)
‍Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL – $33,300 ($16.01)
‍Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL – $37,950 ($18.25)
‍Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL – $38,360 ($18.44)
‍North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL – $37,870 ($18.21)
‍Ocala, FL – $33,220 ($15.97)
‍Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL – $33,370 ($16.04)
‍Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL – $33,840 ($16.27)
‍Panama City, FL – $33,840 ($16.27)
‍Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL – $33,120 ($15.92)
‍Port St. Lucie, FL – $35,250 ($16.95)
‍Punta Gorda, FL – $34,330 ($16.5)
‍Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL – $34,810 ($16.74)
‍Sebring, FL – $31,450 ($15.12)
‍Tallahassee, FL – $32,940 ($15.84)
‍Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – $34,780 ($16.72)
‍The Villages, FL – $32,730 ($15.74)

The average medical assistant salary nationally is $37,190. Medical assistants in Florida make slightly less than that at $35,480.

Medical assistant jobs are projected to grow by 16% from 2021 to 2031 nationwide. This is much higher than the national average of 5% and other healthcare support occupations of 12%.

There are no strict education requirements for medical assistants in Florida besides having a high school diploma or GED. Having a certification—such as the one you’ll test for after completing our Florida Medical Assistant Training Program—can help you get a job and earn a higher salary.

Florida does not require medical assistants to be licensed.

Medical assistants perform a range of clinical and administrative duties to help healthcare facilities and the patients they see.

Examples of clinical duties include taking patient vitals, preparing patients for procedures, collecting blood and other specimens for laboratory analysis, and recording patient information in an electronic health record.

Examples of administrative duties include scheduling appointments, answering phone calls, assisting with billing and insurance, maintaining patient records, and directing patients to their exam rooms.

Florida has specific language regarding what a medical assistant is allowed to do. The following tasks all fall within a medical assistant's scope of practice in Florida:
– Performing aseptic procedures.
– Taking vital signs.
– Preparing patients for the physician’s care.
– Performing venipunctures and non-intravenous injections.
– Observing and reporting patients’ signs or symptoms.
– Administering basic first aid.
– Assisting with patient examinations or treatments.
– Operating office medical equipment.
– Collecting routine laboratory specimens as directed by the physician.
– Administering medication as directed by the physician.
– Performing basic laboratory procedures.
– Performing office procedures including all general administrative duties required by the physician.
– Performing dialysis procedures, including home dialysis.

Both of these are medical assistant certifications that are well-respected by employers. The main difference is the organization that offers the certification. In addition, CCMAs are typically trained more on clinical responsibilities compared to CMAs.

Medical assistants in Florida typically work in doctor’s offices, hospitals, outpatient care centers, and other healthcare facilities. Nationally, around 58% of medical assistants work in the offices of physicians, while 15% work in hospitals.

Medical assistants typically work during normal work hours while the doctors office or other healthcare facility is open for patients. Most medical assistants in Florida work five, 8-hour shifts per day.