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Medical Assisting
at Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses
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The Clinical Medical Assisting program is designed to prepare students to function as professionals in multiple healthcare settings. Medical assistants with a clinical background perform various clinical tasks including assisting with the administration of medications and with minor procedures, performing an EKG electrocardiogram, obtaining laboratory specimens for testing, educating patients, and other related tasks. Job opportunities are prevalent with physician’s offices, clinics, chiropractor’s offices, hospitals and outpatient facilities.
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Medical Assistants
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
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$30,390
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Admissions
- High School Diploma or GED except for STNA and Phlebotomy - must be at least 17.
- Adult Diploma Program students are exempt from this requirement.
- Flu vaccination
- Two-step TB test (varies by clinical site)
- Completion of online registration form
- A $200 deposit (non-refundable) or proof of funding from 3rd-party source in order to take WorkKeys.
- Successful passage of WorkKeys Assessments in Workplace Documents, Graphic Literacy, and Applied Math
- Background Check (varies by clinical site)