Medical Assistants - Career Point Institute - Tulsa

Medical Assistants from Career Point Institute - Tulsa is a Campus Certificate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Medical Assistants perform routine clinical and clerical tasks to keep offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiro-practors and optometrists running smoothly. The duties of Medical Assistants vary from office to office, de-pending on office location, size and specialty. In small practices, Medical Assistants usually handle both clerical and clinical duties and report directly to an office manager, physician or another healthcare practitioner. Those in large practices tend to specialize in a particular area under the supervision of department administrators. EMPLOYMENT Employment of Medical Assistants is expected to be one of the 10 fastest growing occupations through the year 2006 as the health services industry expands. Prospects are best for Medical Assistants with formal training or experience. Health care facilities are particularly interested in the flexible Medical Assistant who can handle both office and clini-cal duties. Because Medical Assistants deal with the public, they must be neat and well groomed and have a polite, pleasant manner. Medical Assistants must be able to put patients at ease and explain physicians' instructions. View more details on Career Point College - Tulsa, OK . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.