Health Systems Medical Assistant

This course prepares students to learn the role of a Medical Assistant, which includes explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing and assisting the physician during the examination.

Good Jobs ChallengeHealth Systems Medical Assistant 

The Health Systems Medical Assistant course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to perform clinical procedures in various medical office settings. Medical assistants perform routine clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, and many other specialists running smoothly. Clinical duties may also include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.

Tuition

This program is fully funded by the Good Jobs Challenge Grant.

Who is eligible?

All residents of the following counties in Massachusetts are eligible to participate:

  • Bristol     
  • Essex     
  • Middlesex     
  • Norfolk     
  • Plymouth     
  • Suffolk     
  • Worcester

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At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Explain the clinical medical assistant's role in patient-centered care within the medical facility
  • Describe the specific personal characteristics, interpersonal communications, and professional skills required of the clinical medical assistant
  • Demonstrate an understanding of medical facility safety practices, measures, plans, and standards
  • Explain the steps in quality care throughout the patient encounter including preparation of the medical facility, completing required paperwork, taking vital signs, and completing the check-out tasks
  • Explain the concepts related to medical asepsis and surgical asepsis in the healthcare environment
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to pharmacology and the administration of medications within the scope of the clinical medical assistant practice
  • Explain the concepts related to medical asepsis and surgical asepsis in the healthcare environment
  • Explain the medical assistant's role and tasks when helping with minor surgery and diagnostic testing procedures in the medical office, including laboratory procedures, specimen collection, microscopic assessment, and hematology procedures
  • Demonstrate the ability to assist the physician as directed in various medical specialties of the medical office
  • Explain considerations of healthcare for special populations including pediatrics and geriatrics

Lab Requirements:

  • Each in-person skills lab covers a specific checklist of skills.
  • Each lab session is 4 hours long.
  • There are two mandatory labs that require in person attendance - Standard and Advanced Labs.
  • To fulfill the requirement, students need to successfully complete one standard lab and one advanced lab.
  • Candidates can attend in-person labs several times to gain hands-on experience.
  • Students can complete the required labs in one day as standard and advanced labs are held the same day in the same location.

National Certifications:

  • National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
  • National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Health Systems Medical Assistant Certification (HSMA)

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