Medical Assisting Level 2
Advanced Skills
What Will I Learn?
Incorporate critical thinking skills when performing patient care, interacting with patients and/or visitors, medical providers, other medical office staff, or third-party payers in the medical office.
Use professional, effective, tactful, sensitive, culturally diverse, empathetic communication skills to interact with patients and/or visitors, medical providers, other medical office staff, or third-party payers in the medical office.
Demonstrate an understanding of the medical assistant’s legal, ethical, and personal boundaries when providing patient care while understanding patients’ rights, HIPAA, individual state laws, and accurate reporting and documentation.
Recognize potential unsafe working conditions and demonstrate knowledge of protective practices used in the medical office setting.
Learning Outcomes Clinical Procedures 2
This course is a continuation of clinical medical assisting skills with emphasis on tasks such as preparation and administration of medications, phlebotomy, collecting and processing laboratory specimens.
10 weeks (Tuesday or Thursday from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Learning Outcomes Integrated Medical Procedures
Students are given an awareness of professional responsibilities of the medical assistant. Leadership and community awareness qualities are explored in this course. Students will study medical office management and practicum selection, preparation, and placement. Integrated Medical Procedures combines preparing for the certification examination, using information management systems, charting and documentation, and patient teaching. Students will comply with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act; legal concepts and practice demonstrate communication techniques in cooperation with their practicum. Students will participate in developing community resources and participate in service projects. Students will also participate in job skills training including performing job applications and interview preparation skills.
10 weeks (Wednesday from 9:00 am-12:00 pm)
Learning Outcomes Pharmacology
Medical Assistant students will study drug therapy including dosage calculations and principles for administering medications. Administration of medications will be implemented within clinical experience and within the scope of practice. The course will be a combination of therapy and practical clinical experiences.
10 weeks (Wednesdays from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm)