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Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) (Voucher Included)
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) (Voucher Included)
at Shawnee State University
Ohio Catalog
In this online medical assistant certification course, you will learn a broad range of skills that make medical assistants versatile and valuable, including medical terminology, medical law and ethics, HIPAA rules, scheduling systems, and the importance of certified clinical medical assistants as healthcare team members. You will also be prepared to perform duties from the front office to the back office. These duties include measuring vital signs, assisting with exams, performing laboratory testing, maintaining equipment and supplies, administering injections, obtaining blood specimens, scheduling appointments, registering patients, and answering and returning phone calls.
You will also learn medical terms and their application as part of your medical assistant training. You will start by learning the origins of medical words and how to recognize prefixes and suffixes used in medical terminology. Then you will learn about the body as a whole and how to differentiate cells, tissues, organs, systems, and cavities. Next, you will learn to define and describe the function of each system of the human body. This knowledge will help you take the next step in your medical career or education.
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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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Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later. Mac: macOS 10.6 or later. Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible. Microsoft Word (not included in enrollment). Adobe Acrobat Reader. Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins. Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account. Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:
Medical Terminology for Health Professions Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary Administrative Medical Assisting, Lindh, Tamparo, Dahl, Morris, Correa Clinical Medical Assisting, Lindh, Tamparo, Dahl, Morris, Correa