{"id":43777,"date":"2024-06-21T13:45:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T20:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?page_id=43777"},"modified":"2024-06-21T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T20:45:48","slug":"meet-aloha-ray","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/careers-education\/find-a-job\/meet-aloha-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Aloha Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\tMeet Aloha Ray<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMedical Assistant<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Making a Big Impression While Caring for Patients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Long before Aloha Ray started her career at Samaritan as a receptionist, she had big plans for her professional life and an even bigger reason for pursuing health care as a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a few starts and stops (think pandemic), and staying home to raise her youngest daughter, Ray returned to college to get her medical billing and coding certificates and an associate degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had the schooling and knew I wanted to do more, to be more involved with patient care,\u201d Ray said. She\u2019s worked at a Samaritan resident clinic since December 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing Ray wanted new challenges, her clinic manager encouraged Ray to pursue certification through Samaritan\u2019s Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith hands-on learning at the place of employment, I was being taught real-life things I would be doing in the future,\u201d Ray said. \u201cNow, six months after training, I know I can do this. I can definitely do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And patients seem to agree, often asking for her personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ray laughed, \u201cOh, they\u2019re like, \u2018It\u2019s Aloha! I want to talk to Aloha!\u2019 I really, really enjoy what I do and being able to make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her enthusiasm for her patients and the apprenticeship program is contagious, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI recruited our other apprentice who recently graduated. I told her she just had to do it! With the hands-on training and Samaritan paying for the entire program, it\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us to Ray\u2019s bigger reason for choosing a career in health care, specifically, a career at Samaritan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey saved my dad\u2019s life,\u201d Ray said. \u201cSamaritan is the only place I wanted to work and the only place I applied for a job after I got my associate degree. My sister works here, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYears later when our dad passed, Samaritan was so thoughtful and accommodating. It felt like a family looking out for us. That\u2019s another reason why I love Samaritan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Open the Door to New Possibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Looking for a new job? From housekeeping to nursing and accounting to managing, there are a lot of opportunities to explore at Samaritan Health Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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