CCMA - Certified Clinical Medical Assistants
Medical assistants (MAs) are critical members of healthcare teams in a variety of medical settings. As an MA, you are often the first and last person a patient interacts with, making a lasting impact on the patient experience. MAs are flexible, performing a variety of tasks such as:
• Taking patient vital signs
• Assisting providers with exams and procedures
• Administering injections or medications
• Performing EKG, phlebotomy and other essential laboratory procedures
• Checking patients in and out upon arrival and departure
• Answering phone calls and questions
• Updating and maintaining electronic health records (EHR)
Certified Phlebotomy Technicians
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Phlebotomy technicians are critical team members in hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and blood donor centers. As new types of tests are developed and laboratory tech positions grow, it's an especially exciting time to begin a career in this thriving field. Some tasks phlebotomy technicians may perform include:
• Drawing blood from patients and blood donors
• Evaluating patients' ability to withstand the procedure and helping them feel comfortable
• Explaining blood-drawing procedure to patients and answering questions
• Performing basic point-of-care testing, such as reading blood glucose levels
• Preparing blood, urine and other specimens for testing
• Maintaining medical equipment such as needles, test tubes and blood vials
**This Class has an externship**
Patient Care Technician
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals rely on patient care technicians to assist with the critical day-to-day care some patients require. They provide hands-on assistance to serve patients' basic needs, which greatly impacts the lives of their patients and their patients' families. As a patient care tech, you may be able to perform some or all of the following tasks:
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Acquire, distribute and administer patient care supplies
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Perform safety checks and ensure cleanliness in patient rooms
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Provide basic patient care — bathing, feeding, catheter care, etc.
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Perform EKG’s
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Draw Blood Specimens
Certified Billing And Coding Specialists
The skills learned through medical coding certification are essential to hospitals, physicians offices, surgery centers, nursing homes, dental offices, home healthcare agencies, mental health facilities and even insurance companies and consulting firms. This rewarding field requires a high level of professionalism and dependability. Tasks performed could include.
• Gathering/reviewing essential information
• Verifying required documentation before patient information is released
• Preventing fraud/abuse by auditing billing
• Supporting coding and billing process
• Assigning codes for diagnoses and procedures
• Submitting claims for reimbursement
• Auditing billing
• Coaching healthcare providers to achieve optimal reimbursement