Medical Assistant

International Business College
El Paso, Texas, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Students completing this Medical Assistant program will have the basic skills and knowledge, such as that necessary to properly administer oral, topical, and injectable medications, to assist with and documentation of routine clinical examinations and procedures, to perform tests common to a health care facility. The students also will have a basic knowledge of the various front office skills to allow them to assist those personnel, as well as the necessary clinical skills to become employed as ECG technicians, medical assistants, health unit coordinators, or surgical unit assistants as will be found in hospitals, clinics, and physician’s offices.

Key Benefits
Take patient histories and vital signs
Administer first aid and perform CPR
Prepare patients for procedures
Assist a physician with examinations and treatments
Collect and process specimens
Perform selected diagnostic tests
Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician
Process and transcribe medical records
Process medical insurance forms
Process Medicare and Medicaid forms
Computerized medical machine transcription
Medical coding procedures
Posting patient accounts
Entering procedure codes
Asepsis techniques and infection control
Possible Employment Opportunities
Physicians’ offices
Medical groups
Hospitals
Health Maintenance Organizations
Public health clinics
Nursing homes
Extended care facilities
Rehabilitation centers
Facilities for the disabled
Facilities for the mentally handicapped
Schools, colleges, universities
Business offices
Program Length is 900 contact hours (42 quarter credit hours)

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Phone:(915) 842-0422

School Address:

5700 Cromo Dr El Paso, TX 79912 USA

Jobs & Resumes: El Paso
Houses & Roommates: El Paso

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