18 Week  Medical Assisting Program


Dear Prospective Student,



We have seen many medical assistants who were you not so long ago. Their stories may be different, but the desire to make a difference in this world is the same. Some of them attended a four-year institution, without ever receiving that individualized attention that would have made all the difference. With an unclear path of who they were or what they really wanted to do, some never felt smart or capable enough. Somewhere along the line, fear of failure had set in. It may come as a surprise to you that many people who never felt comfortable in a classroom setting decide to attend a medical assisting school. It’s not that they didn’t enjoy learning, but they felt unfulfilled. The fact is specialized short-term career training graduates are earning a very respectable income and have a four-year income head start on four- year institution graduates. As Medical Professionals and as Teachers, it is our passion to encourage you to step out and achieve your dreams. We believe that each of us has a calling and a purpose. Our mission to help you become knowledgeable and have the confidence to become one of the best medical assistants in the state. So, we are happy you are ready to begin the first benchmark of your new career. Don’t let fear or doubt stand in your way. We look forward to meeting you,


Theresa Robertson

School Director

We work with you to build a career that you will love.

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OUR MISSION

MISSION STATEMENT


The Medical Assisting Program will provide educational and training to prepare students to become competent assistants who assist and perform quality, comprehensive, care in an ethical, interdisciplinary, and culturally sensitive manner. The school is committed to educating medical assistants to function as a member of the medical practice and able to perform the roles of clinician, health promoter and patient coordinator. The program prepares graduates to meet the future health needs of a culturally diverse society within a changing healthcare system.


GENERAL INFORMATION

The Medical Assisting Program is committed to:

• Delivering a consistent, high-quality education and training for medical assistants.

• Achieve top-tier graduation and job placement rates.

• Provide quality, productive medical assistants to the medical profession.

• Promote personal responsibilities in physical health care.

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INFO ON THIS FIELD OF WORK

ABOUT THIS FIELD OF WORK


Our student's safety is our number one priority. We make every reasonable effort to prevent injury or illness. However, it is our students’ responsibility to provide their own health and/or accident insurance. A medical assistant's job is a mix of traditional office work, including manning the front desk, answering phones and filing insurance forms, as well as hands-on tasks, such as drawing blood and preparing it for lab tests, administering injections and making sure medical histories are accurately recorded. More specialized roles include assisting ophthalmologists or optometrists with basic vision tests and helping patients learn to insert, remove and care for contact lenses. A routine visit to the doctor is really a visit with an entire team, including a growing number of medical assistants. Medical assistants are likely the first and last faces you'll see during any medical appointment, either in your doctor's office or at a larger medical organization. Medical assistants provide non-licensed medical support to physicians, nurses and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician.



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MEDICAL ASSISTANT JOB DUTIES

Their duties include:

• Patient care: Interviewing patients, recording medical histories, and taking vital signs

• Assisting with exams: Helping physicians with patient exams and procedures, including setting up equipment and instruments

• Collecting specimens: Drawing blood and other specimens for laboratory tests • Preparing and administering medications: Giving patients injections or medications as directed by physicians

• Documenting: Entering patient information into medical records, including vital signs and test results • Managing supplies: Maintaining inventory of medical and office supplies, and disposing of contaminated supplies

• Scheduling: Scheduling patient appointments

• Educating patients: Instructing patients about medications, dietary changes, and lifestyle changes

• Sterilizing: Sterilizing medical instruments and cleaning exam rooms

• Providing emotional support: Providing companionship and emotional support to patients and family members Most medical assistants work full time. They are employed in physicians’ offices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and other healthcare facilities.

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Sample of reported job titles:

certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Chiropractor Assistant Clinical Medical Assistant Doctor's Assistant Health Assistant Ophthalmic Assistant Ophthalmological Assistant Optometric Assistant Outpatient Surgery Assistant Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) According to projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health-related occupations will add the most new jobs to the economy – nearly one-third of the total increase – through 2022. Fourteen of the top 20 fastest growing jobs listed by America’s Career Infonet are in health care occupations. Job growth in all medical fields is largely due to the aging population as well as more people accessing medical services because of health care reform. Medical assistant is projected to be one of the fastest-growing jobs in the nation, as health care facilities need support personnel who can handle both administrative and clinical duties.

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