At a Glance

Income:

($28,786 - $49,532)

Cluster:

Health Informatics

Class of Occupation:

- Social

Description

Medical Assistants perform administrative tasks in most healthcare offices. Depending on the size and type of facility, Medical Assistants may be supervised directly by the physician or report to a department supervisor. Typical administrative duties might include updating and filing patient records, handling insurance paperwork, arranging for consults or lab services, as well as answering phones, greeting patients, scheduling appointments and general bookkeeping. Basic functions include phoning in prescription refills and reviewing the doctor's instructions with the patient. The demand for this career is very strong, and will continue to grow as the aging population increases.

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Education Info

Campus(es):

- Cañada College
- Skyline College

Time to Completion:

2 semester(s)

Type of Program (Cert, AS, BS):

Certificate

Educational Requirement

High School degree

Cost:

$26 per unit for 13-15 units of coursework

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Getting Started

Prerequisite course listing:

No prerequisites required.

Additional Information:

Please contact Victoria Clinton at clinton@smccd.edu for further details.

Program Website:

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