Clinical Medical Assistant

CMA

The Clinical Medical Assisting program is designed to prepare students to function as professionals in multiple healthcare settings. Medical assistants with a clinical background perform various clinical tasks including assisting with the administration of medications and with minor procedures, performing an EKG electrocardiogram, obtaining laboratory specimens for testing, educating patients, and other related tasks. Job opportunities are prevalent with physician’s offices, clinics, chiropractor’s offices, hospitals and outpatient facilities.

Detailed Course Topics Covered
 Responsibilities of the clinical medical assistant and introduction to healthcare facilities
 Medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, circulation of the heart and blood vessels
 Care & safety of patients, medical & legal aspects of care, confidentiality and HIPAA
 Effective verbal and non-verbal communication, interpersonal skills and human behavior
 Aseptic techniques, infection prevention, universal precautions, proper use and disposal of biohazards and sharps
 Documenting patient medical histories, updating patient medical files, vital signs and documentation
 Appling sterile dressings, preparing patients for x-rays, performing various injections, administering oral medications, instructing patients on the proper usage of medications
 Phlebotomy, venipunctures and capillary sampling, collecting specimens and point of care testing
 Performing 12 lead EKGs and EKG strip analysis (P,Q,R,S,T wave form)

Education & Certification
➢ Clinical Medical Assistants should have or be pursuing a high school diploma or GED.
➢ Students who complete this comprehensive course would be prepared to sit for the National
Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) national certification
examination.
➢ In addition to facilitating entry-level clinical medical assisting related positions, this
course is ideal for students interested in pursuing a future formal Certified Medical Assistant
(CMA), Nursing (LPN) or a Nursing (RN) program.