Medical Assisting

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 Course Description:

Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices and clinics of numerous health professionals running smoothly. 

Medical assistants should not be confused with Physician Assistants.  Physician Assistants have expanded duties and actually examine, diagnose and treat patients under direct supervision of a physician.

Duties vary from office to office and depends on office location, size and if a MA specializes or not.

In small offices, most Medical Assistants handle both administrative and clinical duties and are considered “generalists.”  Also, MA’s in small offices tend to report directly to a physician, health practitioner or office manager.

In larger offices, most Medical Assistants tend to specialize in a particular area.  Also, MA’s in large offices report to department administrators or other operations management.

Duties could vary by state.  Each medical assisting program at an accredited Medical Assisting school will be able to provide a list of duties a MA performs.

Some of the duties performed by MA’s:

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Medical Assisting

bulletTaking medical histories
bulletRecording vital signs
bulletExplaining treatment procedures to patients
bulletPreparing patients for examination
bulletAssisting the physician during the examination
bulletCollect and prepare laboratory specimens
bulletPerform basic laboratory tests on the premises
bulletDispose of contaminated supplies
bulletSterilize medical instruments
bulletInstruct patients about medication and special diets
bulletPrepare and administer medications as directed by a physician
bulletAuthorize drug refills as directed
bulletTelephone prescriptions to a pharmacy
bulletDraw blood
bulletPrepare patients for x-rays
bulletTake electrocardiograms
bulletRemove sutures
bulletChange dressings
bulletArrange examining room instruments and equipment
bulletPurchase and maintain supplies and equipment
bulletKeep waiting and examining rooms neat and clean
bulletAllergy skin testing
bulletProcessing insurance claims
bulletOperating a computerized patient management system
bulletScheduling appointments
bulletManaging office emergencies
bulletPerforming CPR and emergency first aid

 

 
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Medical Administrative Specialist

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Medical Records Administrator /Accounting Specialist

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Medical Insurance Billing and Claims

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Medical  Coder ICD-10

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Electronic Health Records

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Optometric Assistant 

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Pharmacy Technician  

 

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Prerequisites

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No prior experience needed can start in the Introductory Course

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If Experienced can start in the intermediate level.

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