How to become a medical virtual assistant in Colombia

Medical VA roles open to applicants in Colombia (checked 2026-10-23)

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• Entrepreneur Cooperative: Bilingual Medical Admin (English/Spanish). Remote, Colombia; 20 openings. USD 1,280 a month, full-time contractor, US business hours; advanced (C1/C2) English and Spanish. Open on its careers page; no posting date shown. Company careers page, for a US healthcare support organisation.
• Go Lean Health: Bilingual Virtual Assistant (English/Spanish) Receptionist, internal medicine practice. Remote, listed for Bogotá and for Medellín, Colombia. USD 7 an hour, full-time, 40 to 45 hours a week, some Saturday shifts. Posted October 18, 2026; open until November 22, 2026. Company careers page.
• Winning Assistants: Bilingual Medical Virtual Assistant - Pediatric Therapy. Remote, applicants in Colombia; preferred location Latin America. USD 6 to 7 an hour, full-time, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern, Monday to Friday. Posted September 15, 2026. Virtual staffing company, on Workable.

Each line restates the posting as it read on 2026-10-23. Roles close without notice, so check the posting before you apply, and never pay a hirer to get a job.

More roles that list Colombia as eligible are on the RemoteNurse job board, filtered to applicants in Colombia.

Where do medical VA candidates in Colombia look?

Each row restates that page as we read it on 2026-10-17. RemoteNurse comes first because it is training, not a hirer, so it is not a place to apply.

How do you become a medical virtual assistant from Colombia, step by step?

1. Know what the title means. If the term is new, read what a medical virtual assistant is first: the tasks, who hires, and how the title overlaps utilization review, prior authorization, and billing.
2. Pick one desk. Compare the 16 desks or let the planner narrow them down. Training for one desk beats a general course.
3. Check the license rule in real postings. 15 desks need no US nursing license; utilization review generally does. The posting, not the title, decides.
4. Practice the workflow. Work practice cases until you can explain why a packet is complete or what is missing. The training options are below.
5. Apply with proof. Write a resume that shows how you work, then check openings and agencies. No course or app can promise a hire.

What hours would you work from Colombia?

Most US clinics and payers keep US business hours. Here is New York’s working day on your clock.

• In January (US standard time), 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in New York is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Colombia. Source: IANA Time Zone Database
• In July (US daylight saving time), 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in New York is 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in Colombia. Source: IANA Time Zone Database

This is our arithmetic from each place’s time zone rules, not a schedule. Each posting sets its own hours, and some follow US Central or Pacific time.

What do medical VA postings in Colombia ask for?

Postings we read, in their own terms, each with the day we read it. They show what employers ask for. They are not open roles we vouch for, and some have closed.

Who hires medical VAs from Colombia?

Agencies in our directory whose entry says they recruit in Colombia or Latin America. The hiring notes were last reviewed 2026-08-14, so check the agency’s own page for current roles.

• ClearDesk: US firm building remote teams from the Philippines and Colombia, with a hosted careers portal for Philippine candidates. The site states it never asks candidates for payment.Agency site
• NeoWork: Remote-first BPO hiring in the Philippines and Colombia through a public Workable board, including a medical VA service line.Agency site
• MEDVA: A physician-founded medical VA staffing company that matches remote healthcare workers in the Philippines and Latin America to US practices. Careers copy names receptionist, admin, scribe, billing, claims, bilingual seats, and remote patient monitoring.Agency site
• AskVelma: Dedicated careers site that accepts applications year-round for remote roles from the Philippines and Latin America. Assistants are engaged as independent contractors and placed long-term with one US practice.Agency site
• Virtual Latinos: Candidate portal for Latin American professionals. The application includes an analytical assessment, an English test, and an internet speed check. A medical assistant job category is listed.Agency site
• LatHire: Remote job board for talent in Latin America. Applicants sign up to apply, and the board includes medical assistant and medical administrator categories.Agency site
• Virtual Teammate: US-owned healthcare staffing firm that vets across the Philippines and Latin America. Its careers page lists healthcare and clinical, dental, and medical billing and RCM lanes, and includes HIPAA training for healthcare roles.Agency site
• BrightDrop Virtual Assistants: Remote staffing firm sourcing in the Philippines and Latin America. No public careers page was found in this review; postings appear on job boards.Agency site
• Pearl Talent: Recruiting firm placing Philippine, Latin American, and South African talent into US and EU startups, with a public Workable board and a for-talent page.Agency site
• MyOrthoVA: An orthodontic staffing brand built as an extension of MEDVA. It recruits in the Philippines and Latin America, then trains on orthodontic workflows. Candidate applications usually run through MEDVA careers.Agency site

For the whole region, see medical VA work from Latin America.

The job board, filtered to applicants in Colombia, shows the latest roles.

Hiring for a US clinic instead? Read Philippines vs Latin America for a clinic’s medical VA.

Which free course should you start with in Colombia?

Not sure which desk fits? The desk planner narrows them down, and the medical VA hub compares every course.

How do you pay for RemoteNurse Plus from Colombia?

Every lesson and scored practice case is free, and the free plan needs no card. Plus, which adds the full NCLEX bank and every AI feature, is $4.99 per month from Colombia, paid online at checkout. See pricing for what each plan includes.

How do you avoid medical VA job scams?

Never pay to apply or to be trained for a job. The US Federal Trade Commission says honest employers will never ask you to pay to get a job. Apply on the employer’s own site, and check an agency against its official page before you send documents. Source: FTC: Job scams

RemoteNurse never asks you for money to apply for a job.

Thinking about the NCLEX too?

NCLEX test centres outside the US shows where you can sit the exam. The free NCLEX practice simulator works from any country.

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