Can Medical Assistants Work in Schools?

Yes, medical assistants may be found working in schools, in certain cases.

There are cases in which a medical assistant can assist a registered nurse who is the school nurse. However, medical assistants themselves may not be the school nurse.

Medical assistants can work in schools in a variety of scenarios. A couple of scenarios could be:

• When a group of charter schools has a district Registered Nurse overseeing medical assistants working at each different school location.
• When a Registered Nurse oversees a campus of related schools and has medical assistants assisting them at each campus.

Determining When Medical Assistants Can Work in Schools

This will vary by state. You will need to check with your state dept of education and the board of medical examiners or ask your medical assisting program director. You can select your state here to find more info on its laws along with links to your state board of medical examiner’s laws governing medical assistants.

Regardless of your state, a medical assistant won’t be able to practice independently, but there will be specific laws in each state. For example, when working under a registered nurse, or another licensed healthcare professional, in some states the medical assistant must be within 6 hrs of their superior.

If you are interested in becoming a medical assistant then you may want to read about medical assistant schooling.