Earn a Medical Assistant Diploma in as little as 9 months!
Community Care College is the only Medical Assistant program in the Tulsa area programmatically accredited by ABHES through our residential Medical Assistant program. Because of this, our Residential Medical Assistant graduates are able to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) Examination. The CMA is recognized as the gold standard of Medical Assisting credentials and is a nationally recognized certification allowing the recipient to work anywhere in the United States. Residential MA graduates can elect to take the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam through the American Medical Technologists instead. The RMA is also a nationally recognized credential.
The Hybrid Medical Assistant program combines the benefits of online education with a hands-on laboratory experience. Graduates of the Hybrid Medical Assistant program are eligible to sit for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through the American Medical Technologists upon completion of the program. The Hybrid Medical Assistant program is not accredited by ABHES, like our Residential program is. The RMA is a nationally recognized certification allowing the recipient to work anywhere in the United States.
Clinical Skills Learned
- Vital signs
- Recording a patient history
- Assisting in physical exams
- Administering vision and auditory tests
- Performing an eye and ear irrigations
- Cast Application
- Performing CPR and first aid
- Providing patient education
- Medication administration
- Assisting in minor surgical procedures
- Electrocardiography
Laboratory Skills Learned
Our on-site facilities will allow you to practice:
- Phlebotomy
- Microbiology and bacterial cultures and evaluation
- Pulmonary function tests
- Autoclave sterilization processes
- Capillary blood collections and CLIA-waived lab tests
- Urinalysis
Concepts Learned
Our curriculum includes:
- Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology of the body systems
- Medical Terminology
- Administrative Front Office Skills
- Scheduling appointments
- Charting
- Electronic Medical Records (EHR)
- Insurance Pre-Authorization
- Basic billing and coding
- Supplies Inventory
- Medical Office Finances
- Law and Ethics
Your Career as a Medical Assistant
Medical Assistants combine their clinical and administrative skills for careers in medical clinics and offices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other healthcare facilities. When you enter a physician’s office, the Medical Assistant is the first friendly face you see. They perform many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and help the patient feel comfortable. They assist the provider throughout the patient’s examination.
Responsibilities for Medical Assisting Professionals:
- Take the patient’s medical history and update it in the Electronic Medical Records
- Provide patient education
- Prepare patients for examinations
- Assist the provider during examinations
- Collect and process laboratory specimens
- Perform phlebotomy (draw blood) and capillary blood collections
- Perform electrocardiograms
- Remove sutures, change dressings, perform first aid
- Perform CPR and First Aid as needed
- Calculate, prepare, and administer medications as ordered by the provider
- Coordinate referrals and process pre-authorizations as ordered by the provider
- Create insurance claims and perform billing processes