Certificate of Achievement in Medical Assisting

College of Southern Nevada

As a medical assistant, you will be a multi-skilled professional, dedicated to assisting in patient care management. You will be trained to perform administrative and clinical/laboratory duties and may manage emergency situations, facilities, and/or personnel. The clinical duties of medical assistants include preparing patients for examinations and treatments taking vital signs and medical histories, sterilizing instruments performing diagnostic tests and basic laboratory procedures and assisting the physician with examinations and minor office surgery. Administrative duties include scheduling and receiving patients obtaining patient data establishing and maintaining confidential medical records handling telephone calls, preparing correspondence and reports purchasing supplies and maintaining equipment and assuming responsibility for the daily office business. This is an accelerated program that prepares students to test for two distinct healthcare credentials.Student Learning OutcomesDemonstrate competencies necessary to challenge the national certification examination and earn a certified credential.Demonstrate the skills and abilities necessary to find employment in the field or continue with their education in pursuit of a degree.Demonstrate entry level competencies as defined by the Medical Assisting Education Review Board.