Medical Administrative Assistants
provide the 4-1-1 to staff and other organizations.
Medical Administrative Assistants are the glue that not only hold the medical office together, but also keep it running efficiently. As a Medical Administrative Assistant, you’ll be at the center of communications within the operation, providing important information to the staff and other organizations.
PMI’s Medical Administrative Assistant school includes training in:
• Medical insurance verification
• Medical billing and coding
• Transcribing dictation
• Preparing correspondence
• Assisting physicians with reports, articles and conference proceedings
• Bookkeeping and banking procedures
• Answering phones
• Triaging appointments
• Filing
Your PMI certificate covers more
than just medical billing and coding.
PMI’s Medical Administrative Assistant training gives you solid grounding in administrative skills and medical terminology, as well as familiarity with hospital and laboratory procedures. Even with the additional number of job skills taught within the classroom, the MAA program at PMI is still quick. Pima Medical Institute believes the wider the training, the greater your job opportunities.
Medical Administrative Assistants should have a good command of the English language since clear communication is such an integral part of the job. Individuals with excellent interpersonal skills will be in demand, since medical office professionals must be tactful in dealing with a wide variety of people. Discretion, empathy, judgment, organizational ability and initiative are also important characteristics of a Medical Admin.
Transcribing the job outlook for
Medical Administrative Assistants.
Many employers complain of a shortage of first-rate support staff. That’s why multi-skilled Medical Administrative Assistants will be in high demand, and should find many job opportunities. Medical Admin applicants with computer skills will have the edge in the job market.
PMI’s Medical Administrative Assistant training
prepares you for employment through the following coursework:
Financial Management
Professional Fees, Billing, and Collecting
Banking Services and Procedures
Management of Practice Finances
Medical Coding and Billing
Third Party Reimbursement
Diagnostic Coding
Procedural Coding
Health Insurance Claim Forms
Business Writing
Principles of Good Writing
Document Composing, Editing and Proofreading
Routine Written Communication Formats
Portfolio Development
Office Management
Human Relations
Customer Relations
Telephone Techniques
Appointment Scheduling
Patient Reception and Processing
Medical Records Management
Word Processing
Document Creation
Document Editing and Formatting
Proofreading Tools
Document Maintenance
Printing Functions
Tables
Templates and Wizards
Medical Administrative Assistant Externship
PMI’s accredited Medical Administrative Assistant program requires an externship where students gain practical experience in a real-life clinical setting to reinforce classroom-learned theory and skill. Many students obtain job offers at their extern site.
PMI’s Medical Administrative Assistant program is quick.
Day Classes: 23 weeks
Night Classes: 26 weeks
For more detailed information on PMI’s Medical Administrative Assistant classes and program specifics, financial aid and lifetime job placement for graduates, please visit your local campus below.
Albuquerque, NM
Chula Vista, CA
Colorado Springs, CO
Denver, CO
Las Vegas, NV
Mesa, AZ
Renton, WA
Seattle, WA
Tucson, AZ
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