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Medical Assistant
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There are a number of ways to use your medical assistant certification to find employment that can fit your unique needs. Medical assistants have opportunities to select from a variety of shifts or working environments. CrossPurpose offers externship placements at larger companies like St. Joseph’s and smaller clinics like CO Pain Care, Tepeyac, and Doctor’s Care. Becoming a Medical Assistant is a great launching point to one day becoming a registered nurse!
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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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$38,330
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- You must have at least the first COVID vaccine to enroll in this track.
- Participation in this career track is offered based on assessment scores (background review plus reading and math scores).