Medical Clinical Occupations

This course is designed to train and prepare students for entry-level employment as an assistant to the doctor in an office, clinic or healthcare center. Topics include communication skills, ethics, confidentiality, and anatomy, vital signs, assisting with patient exams, pharmacology, administration of medication to include injections and venipuncture, medical terminology, metrics, EKG, and advanced charting. Students will meet California state requirements for administering injections, drawing blood, performing capillary blood collection, preparation and testing to obtain AHA BLS Healthcare Provider CPR certification and AED certification with recognition and proper response to common medical office emergencies. Students are prepared to complete the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), National Certified Medical Test Plan and National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA).

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