ACC Graduate Spotlight: Christopher Ford

Christopher Ford never attended a career fair to look for a job. The October 2019 medical assistant graduate from American Career College-Ontario was hired out of externship and hasn't looked back.

Despite finding work before he completed his schooling, Ford recommended that students utilize Career Services events to learn about what qualifications and certificates health care facilities need and want from new employees.

"Medical assistants are important and job recruiters are actively looking for us," Ford said. "I think sometimes medical assistants are undervalued but we're very important because we're running the front of the office and back office. We're very important. The doctors look to us for a lot of things."

•••

What inspired you to work in health care?

I lost my dad when I was 7 so basically all my life I've been losing people that I love. I never really realized it but I always wanted to take care of people, because when you lose someone it's tough so I've always wanted to take care of people and I really realized that when I was so concerned about my mom's health as well that this is something I want to do. I also want to be very educated in my own body and know if something that's off or to know if something's wrong with family members of mine or anybody and help somebody in need.

Are you working now and what do you do?

I work at Care Staffing Professionals. I work with staffing facilities. I work with LVNs, CNAs, respiratory techs, pretty much all around in the healthcare field and we staff different facilities that are understaffed.

As a recruiter, what do you tell prospective employees?

You should work for Care Staffing because we work with a ton of facilities, all for your preference. I don't think a lot of other companies give you that choice. We have a flexible schedule, whatever facility you want to get into we will try our best to get you into. We have contracts with San Bernardino and we have contracts with LA, Orange County so there's a number of places you can go.

Back to News

Take the first step toward your new career today.

Full Name*

Phone Number*

Email*

Program of Interest*

How did you find us?*

By clicking above, I consent to receive calls, emails and/or text messages** by a college representative with information for educational opportunities at the number(s) provided above. understand calls may be initiated by an automated telephone dialing system. I need not grant this consent to receive information or to be eligible to enroll with ACC. I understand that I am not required to provide consent as a condition of any purchase. I also understand that I may revoke my consent at any time in accordance with ACC's Opt-Out Disclaimer. All information provided is subject to ACC's Privacy Policy. (**Standard rates may apply.) Disclaimer I understand that if I no longer wish to receive text messages from ACC, I may revoke my consent at any time by texting back "Stop" to unsubscribe from the service. I understand that if I no longer wish to receive emails, I may revoke my consent at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link within any email I receive from ACC. I understand I may revoke my consent to receive calls by informing any ACC associate calling me that I no longer want to receive calls from ACC.

*Required