Medical Assistant: AAS Degree

The Medical Assistant degree program prepares students for the varied and expanded responsibilities involved in working within medical offices today.  Students will receive training in numerous areas, which will give them an understanding of the intricate workings within today’s medical businesses.  Graduates will have the skills necessary to obtain a position as a medical assistant. Students completing the program are eligible to sit for the American Medical Technologists (AMT) certification exam to become Registered Medical Assistants RMA). This is a Programs of Study articulated program. For more information click here 

The outcomes identified below define the knowledge and skill sets
that graduates will possess at the end of these programs of study.  

Administrative:

• schedule, coordinate and monitor appointments
• schedule inpatient/outpatient admissions and procedure
• Understand and apply third-party guidance
• obtain reimbursement through accurate claims submission
• understand and adhere to managed care policies and procedures
• perform procedural and diagnostic coding
• apply bookkeeping principles
  
• manage accounts receivable.

Clinical: 

• Apply principles of aseptic technique and infection control
• comply with quality assurance practices
• screen and follow up patient test results
• collect and process specimens
• perform diagnostic tests
• adhere to established patient screening procedures
• obtain patient history and vital signs
• prepare and maintain examination and treatment areas
• prepare patient for examinations
• coordinate patient care information with other health care providers
•    assist with examinations, procedures and treatments
• prepare and administer medications and immunization with guidance from physician
• maintain medication and immunization records
• recognize and respond to emergencies
  General: 
• display a professional manner and image
• have good communication skills
•  recognize and respect cultural diversity
• use medical terminology appropriately
•  serve as a liaison
• perform within legal and ethical boundaries
• implement and maintain federal and state health care regulations
• recognize professional credentialing criteria

Minimum credit hours required: 66                     

This catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication. All information is subject to change without notice, obligation, or liability.