Medical Office Administrative Assistant

Take the first step toward a career in the growing medical field with medical Office administrative assistant education and training from Illinois Health Careers. Our flexible training program takes 12 weeks to complete. These medical office administrative assistant training modules are offered twice a week in the evening all at an affordable price. With Illinois Health Careers medical office administrative assistant Program, you will be able to learn how to perform duties to assist in practicing physicians offices, clinics in a vast array of specialties, and dental offices.Medical Office Administrative Assistants are the face of the practice, the front line in the clinic. The skill set of the Medical Office Administrative assistant is so important to the overall daily operations of any medical or dental practice. It is expected that medical office administrative assistant jobs will increase by 15% 6 much faster than the average job growth rate 6 over the next few years. These types of careers are always in demand because doctors are usually too busy to tackle administrative tasks making medical office administrative assistant roles so important.Our medical office administrative assistant training program will provide you with the necessary practical skills and offer comprehensive study material to feel confident and competent in your new Allied Health Career. This medical office administrative assistant career training includes business and medical communications, medical/dental terminology, Basic principles in insurance. Overview of health care operations, sales, software applications such as Electronic Health Records, HIPAA, and OSHA, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policies and regulations, professional standards and ethics, and much more. After the medical office administrative assistant in Healthcare Course completion, you will be HIPAA and OSHA certified. 12 WEEKS, 12 MODULES / 8 HOURS EACH, OFFERED TWICE A WEEK IN THE EVENING (PLEASE, REFER TO ACADEMIC CALENDAR, POSTED IN SCHOOL CATALOG, FOR DETAILS), FOLLOWED BY A 20-HOUR INTERNSHIP. COVERING BUSINESS AND MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS, MEDICAL/DENTAL TERMINOLOGY, PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS, SALES, SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS, HIPAA AND OSHA, SCHEDULING AND MEETING PLANNING, APPLICABLE POLICY AND REGULATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND ETHICS. 20-HOUR INTERNSHIP MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE MONTH FROM THE DATE WHEN THE 12 MEDICAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MODULES HAVE BEEN FINISHED.