Clinical Medical Assistant

Students learn how to be healthcare professionals responsible for various clinical and administrative duties. They examine the importance of effective communication as well as HIPAA privacy regulations. They learn to perform administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, maintaining patient records, billing, and insurance processing. They study anatomy and physiology, and learn each of the human body systems in depth. Students learn medical terminology, electronic health records, and phlebotomy. Students will demonstrate proper clinical responsibilities like obtaining patient vital signs, injections, EKG’s, ear and eye wash techniques, and visual acuity testing. Students acquire skills to perform blood and urine analysis, proper specimen collection, and assisting in minor office surgeries. They also learn how to clean and wrap instruments for sterilization, set up a sterile field, and how to remove surgical sutures and staples. They will earn their BLS CPR certification while in the program.

Competencies include knowledge of major body systems, how they work and medical terminology including spelling and pronunciation as well ask other healthcare skills such as:

• Working knowledge in the basics of Diagnostic and Procedural Coding
• Competent in recognizing and overcoming communication barriers, and strategies to create a team environment in the healthcare facility
• Demonstrates respect for individual diversity, including gender, race, religion, age, economic status, and appearance
• Proficient in high-quality customer service and how to identify with patients
• Successfully understand and communicate with patients and display sensitivity to diverse populations
• Proficient in documenting in patient charting system
• Proficient in identifying medical terms and abbreviations related to body systems
• Proficient in following safety precautions and calculating proper dose of medications using basic mathematical computations
• Proficient in taking and recording vital signs, administering injections and assisting with clinical examinations and procedures.
• Working knowledge of signs, symptoms, and disease conditions affecting the major systems of the body
• Accurately identify laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and abbreviations relevant to the major systems of the body