{"id":9451,"date":"2023-08-07T14:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T21:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?page_id=9451"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T18:47:41","slug":"meet-keland-wallace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/careers-education\/find-a-job\/meet-keland-wallace\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Keland Wallace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\tMeet Keland Wallace<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified Medical 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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Samaritan\u2019s Apprenticeship Program Helps Employees Get Certified<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After passing her final exam early this spring, Keland Wallace completed a circle in her career returning to a job that she left while caring for her terminally ill mother several years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the assistance of Samaritan\u2019s Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program, Wallace is once again a medical assistant, this time in a certified position. Wallace had a similar job before, however a change in Samaritan regulations, required certification for the position while she was out of the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After her mother\u2019s death, Wallace returned to the workforce as a receptionist with Samaritan Albany Surgical Associates. When an MA apprenticeship position opened up it was the perfect opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy dream was to work toward getting certified,\u201d said Wallace, who never thought that after becoming a grandma, she would be hitting the books again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wallace was able to get credit for her prior experience as a medical assistant. This, combined with her hard work and dedication, led her to an early finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorking and caring for patients is my passion,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cI love to encourage patients and give them a sense of hope when they need it the most, this gives me that opportunity.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working in the medical field has been a dream for Wallace since she was about 10 or 12 years old. \u201cI used to read these candy striper books about volunteers in the hospital,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cFrom my very first book, I wanted to work in the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe on-the-job portion of the apprenticeship was the most enjoyable,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cI love working with patents and learning anything I can about medicine.  I am so grateful for the encouragement to my surgeons I work with, Bahnson, Miller, Ray, Sweeny and Jensen. They are so encouraging and always willing to educate me. I am also so appreciative to my office manager Kay and to all my coworkers who supported me through this. I am very proud to be a part of Albany Surgical Associates.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wallace\u2019s manager, Kay Miller, was happy to support her through this transition. \u201cShe had some MA experience, but it wasn\u2019t certified, so it was great that she was able to get some credit for that,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest obstacle for Wallace was not the daily tasks of a medical assistant, she already excelled at those. It was the exams to get certified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI encourage anyone to look into the NHA Apprenticeship Program, who would like to grow their career in health care,\u201d Wallace said.<\/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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