Medical Assisting - Harford Community College

Medical Assisting from Harford Community College is a Campus Certificate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Certificate in Medical Assisting at Harford Community College is a career program designed to prepare students for employment as a medical assistant immediately upon completing the course of studies. The program prepares students to work in an administrative and clinical capacity in a variety of medical office and clinical settings. Students learn the knowledge, technical skills and work ethic that are required for an entry level position in medical assisting. The program includes both classroom theory and clinical practice. The student who completes the certificate program has the option of earning the A.A.S. in Medical Assisting by completing the general education courses required by that degree program. Students are eligible to sit for NHA National Certification upon graduation from program. Administrative duties performed by medical assistants include general medical office procedures, scheduling, appointments, medical billing, and coding. Clinical duties include recording medical histories and vital signs, preparing patients for examination and procedures, performing laboratory tests, pharmacology and injection training, and phlebotomy and ECG training. EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSFER INFORMATION: Medical assisting is one of the fastest growing health professional occupations in the United States. According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical assistants will continue to grow much faster than average through the year 2016 as the health care industry expands because of technological advances in medicine and the growth and aging of the population. It is anticipated that there will be over 2,000 medical assistant jobs in Maryland alone through 2010. View more details on Harford Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.