Certified Clinical Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant Training Program Outline Illinois Health Careers Clinical Medical Assistant programs will provide students with the training and resources to achieve a rewarding career. Our program provides practical clinical application so you will be job-ready upon successful completion of our program. Youll attain skills and knowledge such as: Medical assisting professional overview CPR certification Medical terminology, anatomy, & physiology Pathology, diseases, infection control, & pharmacology Overview of medical billing, coding, and electronic health records (EHR) Phlebotomy (collecting blood samples) EKGs Laboratory and CLIA waived test Patient measurements, vital signs, & injections, wound care. Patient exams including eye and ear assessment, sterilizing medical equipment and assisting with surgical procedures Standard Precautions and safety Soft skills such as communications, interpersonal relations, and critical thinking HIPAA compliance The course includes asepsis and infection control, taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, collecting and processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests, and preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician and as permitted by state law. 16 WEEKS, 32 MODULES 4 HOURS EACH OFFERED, TWICE A WEEK (PLEASE, REFER TO THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR, POSTED IN SCHOOL CATALOG, FOR DETAILS), FOLLOWED BY A 80HOUR INTERNSHIP, COVERING ASEPSIS AND INFECTION CONTROL, TAKING PATIENT HISTORIES AND VITAL SIGNS, PERFORMING FIRST AID AND CPR, PREPARING PATIENTS FOR PROCEDURES, ASSISTING THE PHYSICIAN WITH EXAMINATIONS AND TREATMENTS, COLLECTING AND PROCESSING SPECIMENS, PERFORMING SELECTED DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND PREPARING AND ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS AS DIRECTED BY THE PHYSICIAN AND AS PERMITTED BY STATE LAW. 80-HOUR INTERNSHIP MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE MONTH FROM THE DATE WHEN THE 32 CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT MODULES HAVE BEEN FINISHED.