Course Objectives
Prepares students to work as a entry level Medical Assistant in a variety of settings such as clinic, doctor's office, mobile services, hospitals etc.
Learn basic structure, functions, and interactions of the body systems
Basic medical terminology
Learn safety standards to protect patient, self, employees, and employers
Learn front office, back office, and patient care in medical office
Clinical skills and duties of a medical assistant such as vital signs, injections, administration of medications, EKG, and basic collection of labs.
Clinical Medical Assistant, 11 week Hybrid program. Our Hybrid class allows students to complete all course work online with the exception of skills and clinical. Students can anticipate completing a minimum of one 8-hour skills day on campus and 40 hours of clinical. All days will be scheduled well ahead of time. The cost of this course includes everything including supplies and scrubs and cost of the certification exam.
Medical Assistant: 400 down, 3 additional payments over 9 weeks $400 Additional Invoices sent Directly from school with dates after initial payment.
Victorious - Waller offers a well-known class to help you prepare for a career as a Certified Medical Assistant. They are located in Waller, which is in the Houston metro area. Victorious - Waller has designed their Certified Medical Assistant course to be flexible and convenient, with hybrid classes that can fit even the busiest schedules. Through Victorious - Waller's class, you can become a Certified Medical Assistant in only 11 weeks.
The Medical Assistant Program is designed to provide the students with clinical and administrative skills, which will enable them to perform both front and back-office procedures in medical offices. The administrative skills students will learn include medical ethical issues, medical codes, how to deal with a variety of patients, schedule appointments, complete insurance forms, patient billing, and electronic medical records. Students will learn how to perform the following clinical skills: setup an examination room and assist with general examinations, take vital signs, injections, capillary punctures, venipunctures, perform and evaluate routine laboratory tests. Students will learn how to use these skills and procedures via classroom and clinical hands-on training. The medical assistant graduates will be qualified for entry-level employment in medical offices, various hospital departments, and health-care clinics. They can seek post graduate employment positions as a medical
Classes are held in person for two to three per week. The remainder of the work is completed via remote platform and is available to the students 24/7.
Financial aid is available for those who qualify.
Day and evening classes are available and start every 5 weeks. Students are able to complete the program in 8 months.
MedCerts's Medical Assistant program is entirely online. Upon completion of the program, MedCerts will match you with an externship site to do hands-on training. This class makes you eligible to obtain your Certified Clinical Medical Assistant certification and Certified Medical Administrative Assistant certification. Note that those planning to work in WA are not eligible for this program.
A Medical Assistant, also called a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), does a combination of clinical and administrative work. They can do anything from reception work or helping with billing to drawing blood. CMAs are generally paid higher than CNAs.
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