Medical Assisting - Palm Beach State College

Medical Assisting from Palm Beach State College is a Campus Certificate Health Aide degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Description Medical assistants are multi-skilled health professionals specifically educated to work in ambulatory settings performing administrative and clinical duties. The practice of medical assisting directly influences the public?s health and well-being, and requires mastery of a complex body of knowledge and specialized skills requiring both formal education and practical experience that serve as standards for entry into the profession. This PSAV program prepares students for employment as vital members of a physician?s health care team. This program is taught in an office-like setting, allowing students to learn the necessary skills to work in both the administrative and clinical settings of a physician?s office or an outpatient clinic. Coursework for the Medical Assisting program covers anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, pathophysiology, basic accounting, insurance processing and electronic health records. Students learn laboratory techniques, clinical and diagnostic procedures, pharmaceutical principles, medication administration and first aid. Coursework also includes practice with such skills as insurance coding and billing, posting charges, basic bookkeeping, front office reception, patient assessment, assisting with examinations, giving injections, phlebotomy, taking vital signs, doing electrocardiography and much more. Employment Opportunities Upon completion of this program, you may seek employment as a medical assistant in a physician\\\'s office, hospital, outpatient clinic, chiropractics, pediatrics, emergency 24 hr care, private and public educational agencies, alternative ambulatory health care services, state and local government agencies, referral and diagnostics labs, and other specializations. View more details on Palm Beach State College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Aide courses.