Medical Assisting

Medical Assisting introduces students to multiple healthcare clinical and administrative career opportunities. Students will be able and prepared to enter the healthcare industry right out of high school working as a Certified Medical Assistant, with work-based learning opportunities possible even before graduation. This program allows you to prepare for working in medical offices or hospital settings, working closely with physicians and other Nursing staff. You will learn medical terminology and clinical skills, such as giving injections and vitals, assisting with minor surgeries, and using and maintaining electronic health records, which are vital for employment in healthcare in today's job market.

Skills student learn and explore while in this program include:

Clinical Patient Care
Medical Terminology
Vitals Signs
Assisting with minor surgery
Phlebotomy skills
Patient Intake and patient histories
Health Insurance including submitting claims
Medical Billing and Coding
Electronic Health Care Records and Records Management
Medical Law including HIPAA and Ethics
Management and Human Resource Skills
Administrative skills including 10 key calculator

Potential Careers

Physician's offices

Nursing

Phlebotomist

Sonography Technicians

EHR Manager
Registered Health Information Technician
Medical Records Auditor, analyst or compliance officer
Medical Billing/Coding Specialist

Cancer Registrar
Health Informatics
Medical Office Management
Hospital Administration
Health Data Manager or Analytics
Insurance/ Referral Specialist

Hospice locations

Certifications and College Credit C-Tags

NHA - Certified Medical Assistant (12pt)

OSHA - Healthcare
AHA CPR/FIRST AID
American College of Surgeons- Stop the Bleed Certification
HIPAA certification
Medical Terminology-CTAG
Health information Technology-CTAG

Patient Centered Care

ICRA - Construction in Healthcare Facilities Workshop

CAREER TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION

HOSA - Health Occupations Student Organization is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.

COLLEGE CREDIT OPTIONS

While attending Vantage Career Center, Vantage students have the opportunity to participate in college credit plus courses. Contact Student Services for more information.

CAREER ADVANCED PLACEMENT

Career Pathways

A Career Pathway is a collective look at education and training, wage and outlook information for related occupations. The Vantage Medical Assisting program can be part of the Career Pathways listed below. Whether a student is interested in going to college, getting a certificate or working right after high school, career pathways can be customized for any ambition or plan.

Medical Management

Administrative Support

Programming I (Related to EHRs and informatics)

Programming II (Related to EHRs and informatics)

Support II (Related to EHRs and Patient Security)

Support I (Related to EHRs)

Insurance

Human Resources

Human Resources 2

Medical Assisting

Nursing I

Nursing II