Professional Services - Medical Assistant, Certificate
Overview
Medical assistants are multi-skilled, with training in clerical/administrative procedures (front office) as well as clinical procedures (back office). They can work in large clinics as well as small medical offices. The duties of clinical medical assistants vary according to state laws. Common skills include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examinations, and assisting physicians during examinations. Medical assistants collect and prepare laboratory specimens and administer medications.
Administrative skills may include updating and filing patients’ medical records, filling out insurance forms, and arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory services. Medical assistants also perform tasks in medical settings, such as answering telephones, greeting patients, handling correspondence, and scheduling appointments.
This major provides students with mid-level administrative and clinical skills for a variety of healthcare settings. Students learn and demonstrate current outpatient laboratory collection procedures, assistance with office surgery, front office billing and insurance procedures, and basic computer/word processing skills.
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Career Opportunities
There are employment opportunities in insurance companies, outpatient medical offices, and HMOs for well-trained certified medical assistants. Medical assistants from LDSBC are consistently offered jobs upon completion of their internships. Students may advance to supervisory positions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
- Confirm personal testimony in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Collaborate with others using interpersonal skills in an honest, ethical, and Christ-like manner.
- Communicate effectively using written and verbal presentation principles.
- Construct new knowledge using technology and information resource tools.
- Comprehend and think critically to solve problems.
- Cultivate a strong, professional work ethic and lifelong learning opportunities.
- Utilize medical terminology appropriately.
- Utilize their knowledge of Pharmacological terms to order, refill and determine medication compatibility and contraindications.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic anatomy, physiology, and disease processes of the human body as it relates to patient medical history.
- Describe legal and regulatory frameworks of healthcare using basic knowledge of law and ethics as they relate to the Medical Assistant.
- Demonstrate computer literacy skills and academic skills required of all CCV graduates, including competency in writing, information literacy, oral communication, quantitative reasoning, and problem solving.
- Effectively engage in written and oral communication as demonstrated through charting and communication with patients and other health professionals.
- Prepare patients for examination or procedures, and assist the physician with the examination or procedure.
- Collect and prepare laboratory specimens, as well as perform basic laboratory testing
- Perform phlebotomy and other invasive specimen collection techniques
- Perform electrocardiograms and respiratory testing.
- Explore pathways for educational and career development in the desired field of study.
- Articulate career preparation confidently using resumes and interviews.
- Complete either the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) examination with a passing score.
Course Requirements
Students are responsible to examine the course description of each course listed below for details of prerequisites, which must be satisfied before registering for the course.
Religion Courses
REL Two cornerstone religion courses (4 credit hours)
| REL 200 | The Eternal Family | 2 credits |
| REL 225 | Foundations of the Restoration | 2 credits |
| REL 250 | Jesus Christ & Everlast Gospel | 2 credits |
| REL 275 | Teach & Doct of Book of Mormon | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
College-wide Courses
| COM 122 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Intro. to College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 220 | Professional Bus Comm | 3 credits |
| FIN 101 | Personal Finance | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Program Core Courses
| HP 106 | Medical Law & Ethics | 2 credits |
| HP 124 | ICD-9/ICD-10 CM Coding | 3 credits |
| HP 126 | CPT and HCPSC Coding | 3 credits |
| HP 129 | Medical Office Procedures | 3 credits |
| HP 131 | Medical Scheduling & Billing | 2 credits |
| HP 140 | Medical Terminology | 3 credits |
| HP 150 | First Aid/CPR for HP | 1 credits |
| HP 170 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 2 credits |
| HP 210 | Clinical Medical Assisting | 4 credits |
| HP 212 | Clinical Procedures Lab | 0 credits |
| HP 220 | Medical Lab Proc. | 3 credits |
| HP 222 | Med. Laboratory Procedures Lab | 0 credits |
| HP 283 | Practicum for MA & EMA | 3 credits |
| LS 265 | Anatomy & Physiology | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
Total Credit Hours: 49
Recommended Sequence of Courses
Depending upon the number of preparatory courses a student must take, an additional semester may be required to complete the program. For CAAHEP Accreditation, all AAS Executive Medical Assisting students will also receive the Medical Assisting Certificate. Students should complete the certificate before completing the AAS.
First Semester
| COM 122 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Intro. to College Writing | 3 credits |
| FIN 101 | Personal Finance | 3 credits |
| HP 140 | Medical Terminology | 3 credits |
| LS 265 | Anatomy & Physiology | 4 credits |
| Religion | Cornerstone Religion course | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Second Semester
| HP 106 | Medical Law & Ethics | 2 credits |
| HP 129 | Medical Office Procedures | 3 credits |
| HP 124 | ICD-9/ICD-10 CM Coding | 3 credits |
| HP 126 | CPT and HCPSC Coding | 3 credits |
| HP 210 | Clinical Medical Assisting | 4 credits |
| HP 212 | Clinical Procedures Lab | 0 credits |
| Religion | Cornerstone Religion course | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Third Semester
| ENG 220 | Professional Bus Comm | 3 credits |
| HP 150 | First Aid/CPR for HP | 1 credits |
| HP 170 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 2 credits |
| HP 131 | Medical Scheduling & Billing | 2 credits |
| HP 220 | Medical Lab Proc. | 3 credits |
| HP 222 | Med. Laboratory Procedures Lab | 0 credits |
| Religion | Cornerstone Religion course | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Fourth Semester
| HP 283 | Practicum for MA & EMA | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Graduation Requirements
- Minimum of 49 total semester credit hours as outlined
- Grade of B or better in HP 140
- Grade of C or better in all HP core courses and LS 265
- 2 cornerstone religion courses
- Complete Certification Examination (either CMA or RMA) at the end of HP 283)
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