Clinical Medical Assistant Non-Credit, OSA

Health related work-based learning experience that enables the student to focus on the clinical side such as measuring a patient’s vital signs, recording their medical histories, preparing exam rooms, disinfecting medical instruments, drawing blood, giving injections, and administering medications.

To prepare nurse aides with the knowledge, skills and abilities essential for the provision of basic care to residents in long-term care facilities. After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Knowledge of the Health Care systems and settings; Medical terminology; Basic Pharmacology; Nutrition; Psychology
• Knowledge of Body structures and organ systems; Pathophysiology and disease processes; microbiology
• General Patient Care; Infection control; Testing and Laboratory Procedures; Phlebotomy; and EKG and Cardiovascular testing
• Patient Care Coordination and education
• Administrative assisting
• Communication and Customer service
• Medical Law and ethics