医疗协助
医疗助理 greet patients, prepare them for exams and perform routine clinical tasks like taking patient history, 收集生命体征, 和更多的. They also often help with the administrative tasks of running an office: answering phones, 做预约, 电脑和文书工作.
Deborah McCallum, program director
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A Career in 医疗协助
As the demand for health care services continues to grow, physicians and other health care providers are in need of skilled and compassionate medical assistants to keep their practices running smoothly.
医疗助理 are an important part of the daily operations in doctors’ offices and other health care facilities.
As a graduate of PTC’s 医疗协助 diploma program, you’ll be prepared to start a successful career providing direct patient care that has a positive and memorable impact on patients and their well-being.
Special Application Requirements
The 医疗协助 program has special program admission criteria which must be completed prior to applying for the clinical phase of the program. A student may be admitted to the college at any time in order to complete prerequisite and general education coursework.
What Will I Do as a Medical Assistant
Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, 足病医师, 按摩师, and other health practitioners. Their duties vary with the location, specialty, and size of the practice.
Electronic health records (EHRs) are changing medical assistants’ jobs. More 和更多的 physicians are adopting EHRs, moving all their patient information online. Assistants need to learn the EHR software that their office uses.
Medical assistants take and record patients’ personal information. They must be able to keep that information confidential and discuss it only with other medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient.
一些工作职责可能包括:
- Take patient history and measure vital signs
- Help the physician with patient examinations
- 给 patient injections as directed by the physician
- Schedule patient appointments
- Prepare blood for laboratory tests
职场快讯
- 职业前景
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- Median Salary Average: $33,047
- SC Salary Range: $25,080-$39,638
- 81% placement rate for 2020-2021 graduates
Salary and career information from the U.S. 劳工统计局.
- 物理的要求
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- active (much walking, standing) -- all day
- 举重(最多50磅)
- 手灵巧度
- 优秀的视觉/听觉
- hand/eye coordination, accurate swift movements
- 电脑工作
- 初级职位
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- 医疗助理
- 雇主名单
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Recent graduates have found work at:
- 阿布维尔 Area Medical Center
- 阿布维尔 Family Healthcare - Chiropractic Care
- Advanced Cardiology Associates
- 高级医疗保健
- Advanced Spine and Neurosurgical Associates
- Advanced Surgical Associates
- 神
- Anmed健康
- 卡罗莱纳健康中心
- Carolina Medical Weight Management
- 卡罗莱纳妇女中心
- 卡罗来纳医疗中心
- 塞西尔Y. 布朗博士，家庭诊所
- 查宾家庭诊所
- 罗盘家庭实践
- 消化系统疾病组
- 医生照顾
- Dr. 卡米尔L. 梅森
- Dr. 塞西尔•布朗
- Dr. 麦金尼斯
- 伊斯利家庭诊所
- 家庭保健中心
- Family 卫生保健 – Ware Shoals
- 家庭医学协会
- Family Medicine Centers of SC
- Family Physicians of 格林伍德
- 格林伍德眼科诊所
- 格林伍德遗传中心
- 格林伍德内科
- 格林伍德泌尿
- 家庭保健
- Internal Medicine of 格林伍德
- Lakelands Orthopaedic Clinic
- 劳伦斯家庭医学
- 列克星敦医疗中心
- Martha Franks Baptist Retirement 社区
- 蒙塔古眼科中心
- 蒙哥马利中心
- 纽伯里家庭保健
- Pathology Services Associates, LLC
- 医生照顾
- 皮埃蒙特心脏病学
- 皮埃蒙特健康集团
- 皮埃蒙特内科
- 皮埃蒙特整形外科
- Savannah Lakes Medical Center
- 自我区域医疗保健
- 儿童中心
- 儿童诊所
- 塔波因特医疗中心
- 上城区家庭诊所
- 白橡树庄园
程序信息
The 医疗协助 program prepares a multi-skilled graduate to function in clinical and administrative areas of the physician’s office and ambulatory care centers. The program will prepare you to be competent in both administrative and clinical procedures.
医疗协助 graduates may earn the CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) credential by passing the National Certifying examination.
The 医疗协助 program is accredited by the Commission on 认证 of Allied Health Education Programs.
