Healthcare

Medical Assistant Objectives:

At Summit, our goal is to offer students the individual attention and knowledge that will help them succeed in a healthcare setting. We accomplish this by providing a quality training program in modern classrooms and a variety of clinical settings. Partnered with a team of knowledgeable instructors, you will receive constant support as you achieve your goal to become a Medical Office Assistant.

What Will I Learn?

Our Medical Assistant Clinical & Administrative program introduces you to a range of subjects that will help you provide exceptional assistance and care in a variety of healthcare settings:

• Medical Law and Ethics
• Patient Rights
• Medical Records Procedures
• Medical Terminology
• Skeletal System Functions, Structures and Treatments
• Communications
• Medical Office Bookkeeping
• Respiratory, Urinary, Digestive System Functions, Structures and Treatments
• Medical Billing
• Anatomy & CPR
• Computer Operations
• Phlebotomy & Lab Procedures
• Electrocardiogram and Urinalysis Lab Procedures
• Sterilization
• MediSoft Training
• Minor Surgical Procedures and Protocols
• Career Development

You will have learned both medical front office administrative as well as back office clinical skills. This list is just a few of the skills and course topics you will learn. You will also learn to use critical thinking skills to problem solve in fast-paced medical facilities.

Where Can I Work?

As a highly skilled Medical Assistant, you will contribute to the smooth operation of the front and back offices in the following healthcare environments:

• Doctor’s Offices
• Medical Clinic and Other Health Organizations
• Hospitals
• Urgent Care Centers

What Will I Do?

Some of your duties may include:

• Greeting and directing patients
• Updating and maintaining electronic medical records
• Appointment scheduling and maintaining schedule books
• Insurance verification
• Processing insurance claim forms
• Accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Laboratory services
• Recording patient medical histories
• Assisting physicians during examinations
• Taking patient heart rate and blood pressure