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Medical Assistant
at Sacramento City USD - Charles A Jones
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Prepare for a rewarding career in healthcare with the Medical Assistant program at Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center. This comprehensive program trains students to perform both administrative and clinical tasks in medical offices, clinics, and other healthcare settings. Students will learn skills such as patient scheduling, medical billing and coding, vital signs monitoring, assisting with examinations, and performing basic laboratory procedures.
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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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