Medical Assistant - Des Moines Area Community College

Medical Assistant from Des Moines Area Community College is a Campus Certificate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Medical Assistant program is designed to prepare students to be employed in a private physician's office, a clinic, hospital, or laboratory. As multiskilled health professionals, medical assistants perform a variety of clinical procedures and administrative functions in these settings. Students gain a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology, laboratory procedures, administrative procedures and patient care techniques. These subjects are presented in the classroom, through laboratory experience and in a 10-week supervised clinical experience in the field. Students will not receive pay during the clinical rotation. What Kind of Work Will You Do? Prepare patients for various examinations and treatments, obtain vital signs and perform EKGs Give injections and instruct patients about medications Clean instruments, order supplies and maintain treatment rooms Schedule appointments, answer telephones and greet and dismiss patients Obtain blood specimen for analysis using venipuncture and finger stick techniques Do lab tests on specimens (urinalysis, complete blood count, blood chemistries, etc.) as ordered by physician Assist with minor surgery, apply bandages and dressings Maintain patients' records Take x-rays of chest and extremities Assist in patient education View more details on Des Moines Area Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.