BASIC CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING PROCEDURES

Catalog description

Course provides students with a foundational overview and practice of basic procedures completed in the physician’s office and outpatient health care settings. It incorporates concepts of critical thinking, safety, infection control and appropriate communication and patient education expected of the medical assistant during procedures. Emphasis is placed on laboratory testing, associated pathology, collection and processing of specimens aligned with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) regulations and guidelines as applicable. Laboratory testing includes basic urinalysis, microbiology testing, serological testing, hematology testing and point0of-care testing.