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Medical Assistant Certificate

SCHNECKSVILLE, Pennsylvania | Lehigh Carbon Community College - Schnecksville | ID: 143204

Overview

4525 EDUCATION PARK DR SCHNECKSVILLE, Pennsylvania 18078-2502
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Admissions Office:
610-799-1575
Classroom Training
Medical Assistant Certificate
Employment Skill Gain
Employment
Community College Certificate
$7,450.00 - $15,550.00
Training(ETPL)

Description of Training Provider

Lehigh Carbon Community College is approved as an institution of higher education by the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The college is authorized to award the Associate in Arts Degree, the Associate in Science Degree, the Ass

Program Description

Graduates of this program are prepared for entry-level employment as medical assistants in physicians’ offices or in those capacities in which medical secretarial and/or basic clinical and laboratory training are required. Jobs for which graduates are expected to be qualified include medical office assistant, medical secretary or transcription in single or group medical practices, hospitals, laboratories, public health facilities, armed services, research institutions, and other capacities requiring medical secretarial, medical assisting, and office management skills.

Skills & Competencies

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to: perform administrative and clinical duties in a variety of ambulatory health care settings. Demonstrate entry-level administrative technology skills, including office computer operations, bookkeeping/accounting functions, and insurance billing/collection procedures. Integrate concepts of the liberal arts and social sciences to promote effective communication with patients and colleagues. Demonstrate knowledge and skill applying fundamental principles of ambulatory patient care, including infection control, specimen collection, and diagnostic testing. Utilize teaching-learning techniques to identify, direct, and evaluate health education needs of patients. Practice within the ethical-legal framework established by state statutes.

Additional Information

Service Costs

6,200.00
3,100.00
11,200.00
5,400.00
4,000.00
100.00
250.00

Performance Measures

Of those individuals who completed this course/program,
100% earned a post-secondary credential.
100% were employed within six months after completing training.

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