Medical Assistant

Competency-based
ONET: 31-9092.00

20

Skills

225h

Related instructions
Classroom instruction topics
  • Medical Terminology
  • Human Biology
  • Fundamentals of Pharmacology
  • Clinical Medical Assisting
  • Computer Applications
On-the-job training
  • Communicates with others to collect, share, record and report information properly
    • Schedules appointments
    • Greets and logs in patients at office or clinic
    • Determines and records medical history and reason for current appointment/visit/procedure
    • Provides patient instructions, information and education
    • Phones, faxes or uses electronic system to order or refill prescriptions
  • Manages "front end" of medical office
    • Collects payments or co-payments and bills insurance companies
    • Maintains office files
    • Properly codes medical diagnoses, treatments and therapies for patient billing and third-party payer purposes
  • Assists medical professionals and patients during examinations and procedures
    • Shows patient to examination or procedure room and prepares them for physician
    • Hands instruments to care-providers, as needed, and assists in examinations, treatments and procedures, as needed
    • Records notes during exam or procedure
  • Carries out basic medical procedures
    • Gives injections based on care provider's orders
    • Cleans and dresses wounds
    • Administers medications per licensed care provider's order
    • Removes sutures
    • Performs irrigation techniques: ear, eyes, nose, medical tubing, wounds, medical pumps and devices
    • Takes vital signs
  • Collects and prepares samples for analysis
    • Collects samples using sterile techniques
    • Performs in-office testing
    • Properly labels and sends samples to analytical laboratory
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