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Medical Assisting
Medical Administrative Specialist
About the programs
Platt College offers training in some of the fastest growing careers in health care, in Medical Assisting and Medical Administrative occupations.
Associate of Science; Medical Administrative Specialist Degree
This program will prepare you to perform administrative functions in a medical office setting. You will be trained to learn certain skills such as: billing, coding, scheduling, transcription, office finance, human resources, and computer applications.
Associate of Science; Medical Assisting Degree
This program will prepare you to perform routine clinical and administrative procedures in a medical office setting. Your training will teach skills such as venipuncture, injections, physical therapy, and electrocardiography. Some of the administrative skills include billing, coding, scheduling and transcription.
Externships
These programs include externship experience that will enable you to gain valuable on-the-job training to practice the skills taught in class in a real-world environment with patients, doctors and other health care providers.
Join this fast growing industry
Careers in health care are in demand. Medical Assistant occupations will have the fastest job growth this decade.* Advances in technology will continue, as well as population growth trends, and this will create high demand for trained individuals in health care.
About 16% of all new jobs created through 2012 will be in health care services.
Total employment of Medical Assistants is projected to increase by 59%.
*U.S. Department of Labor, Occupation Outlook Handbook
Careers as a Health Care Professional
Medical Assistants and Medical Administrative Specialists are integral to the day-to-day operations of a medical office. Medical Assistants provide critical clinical services to patients, usually in the back office and lab areas, helping to prepare patients for examinations and assisting physicians. Medical Administrative Specialists mostly work in the front office providing clerical functions in the health care office, maintaining records, processing information, overseeing billing, and appointment management.
- Duties of a Medical Assistant
- Take medical histories
- Record vital signs
- Assist the physician during examinations
- Collect and prepare laboratory specimens
- Prepare and administer medications
- Authorize prescription orders
- Duties of a Medical Administrative Specialist
- Set appointments
- Greet patients
- Maintain patient charts
- Handle insurance information
- Perform bookkeeping tasks
- Transcribe medical dictation
Train to become an important member of a medical office team!
You can get the training and skills to perform vital clinical and clerical functions with a health care provider. You will be able to seek entry-level employment in a doctor’s office, hospital, emergency care provider and other clinics.
The Associate of Science in Medical Assisting and Associate of Science in Medical Administrative Specialist programs provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills and externship experience to be able to start a new career.
Careers
What kind of training do I need?
Most employers will prefer graduates of formal and specific medical-related programs. A specialized training program in medical assisting and medical administrative specialists will provide you with solid clinical and administrative training and prepare you for an entry-level career opportunity with health care providers.
Platt College’s programs will train you for these entry-level occupations in health care.
What are the working conditions?
Most Medical Assistants and Medical Administrative Specialists work a standard work week, often with additional requirements for part-time, evening and weekend employment. They interact with patients, doctors and other health care professionals and handle multiple responsibilities in medical office settings.
Platt College’s hands-on training program can help prepare you for many work expectations.
What training will I receive?
Medical Assistants are multi-talented Health Care industry professionals. These individuals possess a broad scope of knowledge and skills that makes them ideal professionals for any clinical care setting. Medical Assistants are skilled in performing routine clinical and administrative procedures for physician’s offices, outpatient clinics and other health care facilities. Some of these clinical skills include venipuncture, injections, physical therapy, and electrocardiography among others. Administrative duties include billing, coding, scheduling, transcription, and many more administrative duties. You will also receive on-the-job training at externship sites.
The health care industry will need trained and skilled workers for many entry level occupations.