With Medical Assisting training you will learn:
- the history of the medical assisting profession and the importance of the duties, requirements, and liabilities of working in a medical setting.
- to recognize and understand the importance of responding to medical emergencies.
- front office skills required of medical assistants.
- the importance of administrative functions and responsibilities.
- preparing accurate and detailed electronic patient records.
- medical lab and phlebotomy testing procedures and the regulations mandated by care facilities and governmental regulatory laws.
- pharmacology; the history, sources, uses, and physical properties of drugs and their effects on living organisms.
- basic kinds of surgeries performed in outpatient facilities along with the steps in these procedures; the tools and the equipment needed; and the methods of sterilization or setups required.
- skills needed to prepare the student for a successful job search
Length of Training: 8 weeks.