Medical Office Assistant (Pierce College)

Pierce College offers the Certificate in Office Assistant: Medical at both the Ft. Steilacoom and Puyallup campuses. As the front-office person, you will greet patients, screen telephone calls, schedule appointments and assist in records management and accounting. The office assistant in a medical setting works with a high degree of accuracy and a clear understanding of medical ethics, legality of medical reports and empathy for patients. The certificate is designed to ���step�۝ into the Associate Medical Office Assistant. Students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution should complete AA requirements.
Date:
2014
Primary Material Type:
Reference Material
Other Material Types:
Assignment
Institution:
Pierce College
Project Name:
Health eWorkforce
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 2
Subjects:
Medical Office Assistant, Assistant

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Department of Labor
Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
Occupation:
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (29-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Credit Type:
  • Credit
  • Non-Credit
Credential Type:
  • Certificate
  • Credential
  • Stacked/Latticed Credential Model
  • Associate Degree
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 1st year Community College or equivalent
  • 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
Time Required:
Variable
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • Expertise of Project's Instructional Designers

Copyright / Licensing

Copyright Owner:
See notations in document
Primary License:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.