Clinical Medical Assistant-Elective Credit

Clinical Medical Assistant-Elective Credit

Issued by Ball State University

Clinical Medical Assistants are trained to assist physicians by performing functions related to clinical aspects of a medical office: assisting with administration of medications and with minor procedures, performing an EKG, obtaining laboratory specimens for testing, educating patients, other related tasks. Ball State will grant three elective college credits for our Clinical Medical Assistant course to individuals who have earned this badge and are enrolled at Ball State.”

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Discuss how to assist the physician with patient related care.
  • Prepare patients for examination and treatment, routine procedures and diagnostic testing
  • Explain HIPAA, patient confidentiality and legal aspects of healthcare and regulatory patient care issues
  • Record and take vital signs, blood pressure, and other patient care items related to the physician office visit
  • Explain basic principles of administration of medications, allergies and other pharmacology related items
  • Explain the steps in selected laboratory procedures, phlebotomy and the proper techniques required to collect specimens for analysis
  • Perform a proper 12-lead EKG test
  • Badge earners have the opportunity to challenge the leading national/industry-recognized certification exams essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.
  • At least an 80% level of mastery of content