Administrative Medical Assistant - Linn - Benton Community College

Administrative Medical Assistant from Linn - Benton Community College is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Administrative Medical Assistant program prepares students for front office work in physicians' offices, clinics or hospitals. Medical administrative assistants perform office duties that use their knowledge of medical terms and procedures. Duties may include scheduling and receiving patients; transcribing medical reports; obtaining patient's data; maintaining medical records; handling telephone calls, correspondence, reports and manuscripts; and eventually assuming responsibility for ?office management, insurance matters, coding diagnoses and procedures, office accounts, fees and collections. They can assist physicians with reports, speeches and journal articles. All of these tasks require medical administrative assistants to be experts with medical terms. A person wanting to become an administrative medical assistant should have the ability to get along well with people and the desire to work in a medical atmosphere. A successful administrative medical assistant must be reliable, must enjoy detail work, must be able to multi-task, and must work well under stress, as he/she will be dealing with many different people each day ? many of whom are ill. During his/her second year, a student's work experience consists of 240 hours in a medical administrative assistant or front office position in a clinic or hospital. Students are trained to work independently with minimal supervision. This opportunity provides a bridge between classroom and career. Student Learning Outcomes Students who successfully complete an Associate of Applied Science in Administrative Medical Assistant will: Function effectively as a team member and/or leader. Interact effectively in oral and written communications. Use computers and other technology proficiently for administrative tasks. Demonstrate positive interpersonal interactions and diplomacy. Manage multi-tasks efficiently. Model professional and ethical behaviors, especially confidentiality and compassion. Participate in ongoing professional development. Solve problems using a variety of appropriate tools. Identify process improvement skills. View more details on Linn - Benton Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.