MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT AAS.HP.MOA

Medical Office Assistants are multi-skilled practitioners who perform administrative and clinical as well as management duties. Graduates may work in physicians' offices, clinics, HMO's, billing companies, or other ambulatory care facilities, such as freestanding emergency centers and hospitals. Clinical responsibilities include: performing laboratory tests, taking electrocardiograms, injections, venipunctures, sterilization techniques, vital signs, and assisting with minor surgery. Administrative responsibilities include: scheduling appointments, billing and collecting, coding diagnoses and procedures, insurance claim forms, medical records, performing computer applications, and providing patient instructions. Graduates are prepared to take the Certified Medical Assistant examination by the American Association of Medical Assistants. The program is designed for the college student as well as the returning student who is career orientated. The program is credited by CAAHEP ( Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) which adapts the AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) Role of Delineation Study.