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Less-than-1-year Certificate in Medical Assistant at Concorde Career College - Memphis, TN
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Less-than-1-year Certificate in Medical Assistant at Concorde Career College - Memphis, TN |
Concorde Career College - Memphis, TN
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Concorde Career College - Memphis, TN is a Private for-profit, 2-year Associate's--Private For-profit with 1,101 students in Memphis, TN.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Concorde Career College - Memphis, TN. |
Mission:
At Concorde Career College, we prepare learners for successful careers.
At Concorde Career College, we...
Conduct all aspects of our business with integrity;
Are customer focused;
Are committed to life-long learning and believe in the value of continuous education;
Treat all individuals with respect;
Are committed to quality performance and continuous improvement; and
Are active community citizens.
We are a private career college, small enough to be concerned with individual student progress. Students learn by demonstration, study and practice in classroom, laboratory and on-the-job settings. They work with equipment and instruments under the supervision of trained faculty. |
Concorde Career College - Memphis, TN
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical Assistant
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As a Medical Assistant, you will be an integral part of the health care delivery team. In this position, you are considered a "multi-tasked" provider. This means you will be trained and qualified in both clinical and administrative capacities.
Medical Assistants work closely with doctors in clinics and physician's offices. You will be entrusted with a variety of critical responsibilities.
Administrative skills and responsibilities include scheduling and receiving patients, preparing and maintaining medical records, performing basic front office skills, handling telephone calls and written correspondence, serving as a liaison between physicians and other individuals, and managing practice finances.
Clinical responsibilities include taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, infection control, collecting and processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests, and preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician.
How long is the program?
Our Medical Assistant program is 30 weeks long.
Will I receive hands-on, real world job experience?
In addition to the realistic clinical environment Concorde provides, we also offer a hands-on working experience called an externship.
Our Medical Assistant externship consists of 240 clinical hours.
What skills will I learn?
Clinical:
CPR
Taking patient histories
Take and document vital signs
Take EKGs
Administer injections
Venipunctures (drawing blood/Phlebotomy)
Assist in cast application and removal
Assist in minor surgery
Instrument usage and sterilization procedures
Patient preparation
Perform basic lab procedures
Perform diagnostic procedures, including EKGs and limited x-rays
Administrative:
Patient charting
Appointment scheduling
Patient Billing and Fee Collections
Medical Insurance Coding and Filing
Accounting practices to include payroll
Computers
Medical records management
Where can I work?
Generally Medical Assistants work in ambulatory settings, such as medical offices and clinics.
You may work in the front office with duties ranging from telephone communications to medical records management and insurance processing.
Medical supply
Insurance companies
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Concorde Career College - Memphis, TN.
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