Medical Assistant - Diploma

As a professional medical assistant, our graduates can work in private physicians' offices and may have a combination of administrative and clinical responsibilities. Medical assistants are often found in clinics, hospital admissions, patient records and insurance departments. Some medical assistants find employment in medical labs or blood banks.

Graduates of this program may perform duties in both the administrative and clinical areas of a doctor's office, clinic or other medical facility. Some graduates may specialize in either clinical or administrative duties, but most perform duties in both areas. Specific duties may include assisting the physician with exams and minor surgery, administering medication, performing electrocardiographs, phlebotomy, minor laboratory procedures, taking vital signs, interviewing patients for medical histories, medical record documentation, reception duties, insurance billing and bookkeeping duties.

The objective of the medical assistant program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills and work habits required for entry-level positions in the health care field. This program includes instruction in both the clinical and administrative aspects of medical assisting, anatomy and physiology, and CPR certification. Graduation is acknowledged by awarding a diploma upon completion of the program. Graduates may become certified medical assistants by passing the Certified Medical Assistant Examination.

Medical Office Specialist - Diploma

The objective of the medical office specialist program is to prepare students for work in the front office of a doctor's office, medical clinic or other health care facility. Employment can be found as a receptionist in a hospital or physician's office, transcriptionist, insurance specialist or billing and coding specialist. The main skills students will learn include communication skills--both written and spoken--telephone skills, scheduling, electronic dictation and word processing, health information management, patient and insurance billing, patient records management and general office administration.

In the final phases of the program, students will prepare for the National Registry Exam. The exam will be given after all course work is completed but prior to the externship. Although the program is designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, the School cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams.

Patient Care Assistant/Technician - Diploma

The objective of the patient care assistant/technician program is to provide the student with the knowledge, the skills and the work habits required for entry-level employment. The program includes unit clerk and data entry, rehabilitation courses, mental health concepts, outpatient, and acute and long-term patient basic care skills.

Graduates of the patient care assistant/technician program may qualify for employment in private practice offices, clinics, hospitals, group homes, med/psych units, rehabilitation centers or patients' homes. They may work with outpatients and inpatients that have a variety of disease, injury, neurological or orthopedic problems.