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MEDICAL ASSISTANT
 As a Medical Assistant, you will be an integral part of the health care delivery team. In this position, you are considered a "multi-tasked" provider. This means you will be trained and qualified in both clinical and administrative capacities.
Medical Assistants work closely with doctors in clinics and physician's offices. You will be entrusted with a variety of critical responsibilities.
Administrative skills and responsibilities include scheduling and receiving patients, preparing and maintaining medical records, performing basic front office skills, handling telephone calls and written correspondence, serving as a liaison between physicians and other individuals, and managing practice finances.
Clinical responsibilities include taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, infection control, collecting and processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests, and preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician.
How long is the program?
Our Medical Assistant program is 30 weeks long.
Will I receive hands-on, real world job experience?
In addition to the realistic clinical environment Concorde provides, we also offer a hands-on working experience called an externship.
Our Medical Assistant externship consists of 240 clinical hours.
What skills will I learn?
Clinical:
- CPR
- Taking patient histories
- Take and document vital signs
- Take EKGs
- Administer injections
- Venipunctures (drawing blood/Phlebotomy)
- Assist in cast application and removal
- Assist in minor surgery
- Instrument usage and sterilization procedures
- Patient preparation
- Perform basic lab procedures
- Perform diagnostic procedures, including EKGs and limited x-rays
Administrative:
- Patient charting
- Appointment scheduling
- Patient Billing and Fee Collections
- Medical Insurance Coding and Filing
- Accounting practices to include payroll
- Computers
- Medical records management
Where can I work?
- Generally Medical Assistants work in ambulatory settings, such as medical offices and clinics.
- You may work in the front office with duties ranging from telephone communications to medical records management and insurance processing.
- Medical supply
- Insurance companies
Are there really jobs available for me?
We could tell you... "Absolutely." But, what we prefer to do is to encourage you to do the research yourself. Get a copy of your local newspaper and read through the Healthcare job listings. Look for your potential job category and see for yourself how many great opportunities will be available to you when you complete your Concorde training. Jump online and search some of the excellent job resource websites for opportunities in your field. The jobs are out there... so don't wait any longer if you want to work in Healthcare. Come to Concorde and we'll prepare you quickly and thoroughly for your new career.
Will I receive any special certificates or qualifications?
- Concorde Career College Diploma
- Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant Examination (CMA) administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
And finally, how much does it cost?
We know how important this question is to most of you. We have found that our program costs may change slightly with each new session. For that reason, we are unable to provide cost information on our website. We are, however, very happy to discuss our current program costs with you personally. Please give us a call anytime. Just tell your campus representative that you have visited our website and would like information about our program.
If you have questions about financial aid, your representative will refer you to our excellent Financial Aid staff who are here specifically to help you fund your education.
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