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Program Overview
This program is designed to help you develop the professional competencies and commitment you need to be a responsible participant and leader in the health care field. This blended program is designed to equip you with the ability to excel in a variety of administrative and clinical duties at a host of health-care facilities. Learn the in-demand skills through our flexible online classrooms and prove your proficiency in face-to-face assessments. With our instruction and your dedication, you’ll have the opportunity to develop the professional competencies needed to be a responsible participant and leader in health care.
Our program will teach you how to:
- Communicate effectively with patients
- Perform rescue breathing, CPR, use a defibrillator, and care for choking victims
- Establish, document, and maintain medical records
- Perform your duties within legal and ethical boundaries
- Use computer software for scheduling and maintaining records
- Administer medication and assist with minor office surgery
- Handle basic medical office functions including coding, insurance, and practice finances
- Sterilize and sanitize equipment
- Obtain and record vital signs
- Prepare patients for examinations
- And much more.
What to Expect
Upon graduation, students have found work in doctor offices and/or clinics in many specialties, including Pediatrics, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, Urgent Care, and OB. Medical Assistants can also work in the lab doing venipuncture and/or with insurance companies.
Locations
In addition to our main and online campuses, Concordia has center locations which offer accelerated undergraduate and graduate programs close to where you live and work. The Medical Assistant Certificate (CAAHEP) program is available at the following:
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