It’s easy to put CARE into your CAREER
as a Medical Assistant.
Medical Assistant jobs are the hottest healthcare careers in today's marketplace. As a Medical Assistant, you can share your compassion and care with patients in your choice of medical situations - from primary care physicians' offices to specialists' offices to hospitals.
PMI’s Medical Assistant certificate program will train you to assist physicians in the examination and treatment of patients, as well as perform routine office tasks. As a Medical Assistant, you can work side by side with nurses and others on the healthcare team, treating patients from newborns to senior citizens.
Clinical duties performed by Medical Assistants vary according to State law and may include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.
PMI Medical Assistants are trained to collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies and sterilize medical instruments. Medical Assistant training also includes how to instruct patients about medications and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood and give injections, prepare patients for X-rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures and change dressings.
Medical Assistant training
helps you help others.
Medical Assisting exposes you to a wide variety of medical office responsibilities that showcase your administrative, technical and scientific responsibilities, as well as your human relations skills. PMI’s Medical Assistant education will train you to put patients at ease, as well as interpret a physician’s instructions correctly and efficiently.
If you’re considering a Medical Assistant career, you should be neat and well groomed, and display a pleasant and courteous manner, especially since you will be dealing with the public. Medical Assistants must respect the confidential nature of medical information. Clinical duties require a reasonable level of manual dexterity and visual acuity.
Medical Assistants may experience diverse career opportunities. Medical Assistants may be able to advance to office manager. They may also qualify for a variety of administrative support occupations or may even teach Medical Assisting.
All the vital stats on Medical Assistant careers.
Employers prefer to hire formally trained Medical Assistants from accredited Medical Assisting colleges or certified applicants who have passed a national examination, indicating that the Medical Assistant meets certain standards of competence. The American Association of Medical Assistants awards the Certified Medical Assistant credential; the American Medical Technologists awards the Registered Medical Assistant credential. Other Medical Assistant certificates are offered in podiatry and ophthalmology.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of Medical Assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2012, as the health services industry continues to expand and diversify
PMI’s Medical Assistant program prepares you for certification through the following coursework:
Medical Assistant Program
Patient Care Techniques
Infection Control
Patient Assessment
Patient Education
Nutrition and Health
Examination Techniques
Vital Signs
Instruments and Equipment
Examination Methods
Patient Care Considerations
Pharmacology
Drug Nomenclature
Drug Regulations
Drug Reference Sources
Routes of Drug Administration
Drug Indications, Contraindication, and Actions
Classifications of Drugs
Drug Dosage Calculation and Administration
Medical Office Laboratory Procedures
Laboratory Hazards and Safety
Specimen Collection, Processing and Storage
Quality Assurance and Control in the Laboratory
Laboratory Mathematics and Measurement
Clinical Laboratory Equipment
Phlebotomy
Blood Testing
Microbiology
Electrocardiography
Urinalysis
Surgical Procedures
Surgical Supplies
Solutions and Medications
Instrument Use, Care, and Handling
Assisting with Surgeries
Patient Care Considerations
Specialty Office Procedures
Gastroenterology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics
Medical Assistant Externship
PMI’s Medical Assistant certificate program includes a Medical Assisting externship in a real-world medical office to gain practical experience and reinforce classroom theory. Often, students obtain job offers to be Medical Assistants from their externship providers.
Spend just a few weeks to enter
the prestigious medical field.
Day Classes: 35 weeks
Night Classes: 40 weeks
For more detailed information on Medical 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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