Medical Office Assisting

This 102-hour course introduces students to entry level and basic office skills including scheduling, filing, record keeping, verbal and written communications, medical reception techniques, completing insurance forms, interpersonal skills, ethical and legal principles and adherence to HIPAA guidelines and regulations. Clinical skills will include medical terminology, transcription, hand washing, how to take temperatures, pulse and blood pressures, height and weight, eye exams, specimen collection, documenting charts and special exam assisting. Pre-requisites: Keyboarding and Microsoft Word skills.