Clinical Medical Assisting II

This course is designed to provide advanced education and training for the individual who is interested in working as a Clinical Medical Assistant in a medical or clinical back office. Topics include patient history and interviewing; techniques of assisting the physician with patients; minor surgeries and sterile dressing changes; staple and suture removal; theory of x-ray examination and treatment; patient education; electrocardiographic methods; and first aid. Common office procedures are discussed and practiced in the Skills Lab. Emphasis is placed the role of the medical assistant. Prerequisite: HCRS C136.