CIP Code: 510801
This is an accelerated Medical Assistant course package which is completed in an approximate four (4) month or sixteen (16) week period. The course has been made comprehensive and accelerated to include only the precise medical assistant job skills required for employment and field work. The addition of enhanced skills in computers in this course package will provide the student with an edge in the job market in this competitive field. This is an accelerated comprehensive course in the field of Physician and Allied Healthcare Aides with a focus on both the Clinical and Administrative Components of the traditional program. Our course includes a Medical Office Administrative Component with skill level enhancements for working in the medical office environment such as training in Microsoft Office (word, excel, access, PowerPoint), keyboarding, front office reception skills, computerized medical billing and coding simulations, pre- and post-payment adjustments, and insurance claim form preparations. This is then followed by enhancement of Clinical Skills and Procedures, Routine Patient Screening and Preparation Protocols, Medical Terminology, Basic Anatomy/Physiology, Nutrition, Infection Control, Universal Precautions and Stat Testing Protocols. Students are individually prepared for National Certification as part of the course and the course includes a 60 hour internship program on completion accomplished within one of several major medical center associations.