Medical Assisting - Gaston College

Medical Assisting from Gaston College is a Campus Associate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Overview The Medical Assisting Curriculum prepares the graduate to be a multi-skilled practitioner qualified to perform administrative, clinical and laboratory procedures. Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, medical transcription, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care. Career Outline Graduates of CAAHEP-accredited programs may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants??? Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants . Employment Opportunities include physicians??? offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals. Program Outcomes Graduates will demonstrate the ability to communicate and perform effectively as a health care professional. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to perform administrative competencies related to the practice of medical assisting utilizing necessary computer applications when applicable. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to perform clinical competencies related to the practice of medical assisting. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to perform laboratory procedures related to the physician???s office laboratory. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to implement legal concepts in the medical office setting. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of biological sciences, medical terminology and disease processes. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of management skills relevant to the medical office setting. View more details on Gaston College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.