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Program Format: Campus Program Level: Associate

Medical Assistant from Bossier Parish Community College is a Campus Associate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Medical Assistants (MAs) are the only allied health professional trained specifically for the ambulatory care setting. The career is identified by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics as one of the fastest growing through 2012. Part of the reason is the increase in the number of health care facilities demanding a flexible medical assistant who can perform a variety of skills. Skills acquired in the MA Program include (but not exclusively) administrative such as answer telephones, greet patients, file, complete insurance forms, handle correspondence, schedule appointments, arrange for other health care services, treatments, procedures, handle billing and bookkeeping; and clinical based on state law such as taking medical histories, obtaining/recording vital signs, prepare and administer medications as directed by the physician, preparing/assisting in client examinations, collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, sterilize medical instruments, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, change dressings, and educate clients in treatments/procedures. MAs who specialize may perform additional skills. View more details on Bossier Parish Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.

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Bossier Parish Community College details


Bossier Parish Community College address is 6220 East Texas, Bossier City, Louisiana 71111-6922. You can contact this school by calling (318) 678-6000 x6206 or visit the college website at www.bpcc.edu .
This is a 2-year, Public, Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium according to Carnegie Classification. Religion Affiliation is Not applicable and student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1. The enrolled student percent that are registered with the office of disability services is 3% or less .
Awards offered by Bossier Parish Community College are as follow: Less than one year certificate One but less than two years certificate Associate's degree.
With a student population of 7,077 (all undergraduate) and set in a Rural: Fringe, Bossier Parish Community College services are: Remedial services Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers . Campus housing: No.
Tuition for Bossier Parish Community College is $2,652. Type of credit accepted by this institution Dual credit Advanced placement (AP) credits . Most part of the informations about this college comes from sources like National Center for Education Statistics


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