Clinical Medical Assistant Pediatric Specialist

Overview

The Clinical Medical Assisting Pediatric Specialist 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. Trained Pediatric Medical Assistants are sought after highly for their ability to maintain assistance with pediatric patients. By gaining training in pediatric specialization, students will possess the skills required to work in a pediatric healthcare role. Job opportunities are prevalent with physician’s offices, clinics, chiropractor’s offices, hospitals, and outpatient facilities.

This program prepares students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical aspects of a medical office. Instruction includes preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, pharmacology, taking and documenting vital signs, technical aspects of phlebotomy, the 12-lead EKG, and the cardiac life cycle.

The purpose of the Clinical Medical Assisting Pediatric Specialist program is to prepare students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical aspects of a medical office. This course covers the following key areas and topics:

• Clinical responsibilities of the medical office -assisting the physician with patient related care
• Preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine procedures and diagnostic testing
• HIPAA, patient confidentiality, legal aspects of healthcare and regulatory patient care issues
• Recording and taking of vital signs, blood pressure, and other patient care items related to the physician office visit
• Review and administration of medications, allergies & other pharmacology related items
• Laboratory procedures, phlebotomy and the proper techniques required to collect specimens for laboratory analysis
• Cardiology and the proper placement of leads when taking a 12 lead EKG