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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The medical assistant field is a health professional that performs routine administrative and clinical tasks within physicians’ offices. Their duties may vary from office to office, but the administrative duties usually include answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient medical records, filling out insurance forms and advance directive forms, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission, and handling billing and accounting procedures.
The clinical duties may also vary but include taking medical histories, recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination. They may also collect blood specimens by both capillary or venipuncture technique, perform basic laboratory tests, dispose of contaminated supplies, sterilize equipment, instruct patients about medication and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by the physician, authorize drug refills, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, prepare patients for X-rays, and perform EKGs.
The Medical Assistant program is a two-year associate in applied science degree program that prepares students to work in a medical office and perform both administrative and clinical procedures.
Nancy Feulner, coordinator
IC 1040A
(630) 942-2124
Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences Division
IC 1028
(630) 942-2495
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The following files describe in detail the requirements for this program. They are portable document format (PDF) files that can be viewed and printed with free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you may download it here.
Please consult a faculty adviser listed below before beginning your coursework.
Degree
• Medical Assistant, Associate in Applied Science
When planning your coursework, use the Student Planning Worksheet. Degree information and the worksheet can be found on the following files:
[Medical Assistant, A.A.S. Degree, pdf file]
[Student Planning Worksheet, pdf file]
ADVISER
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with a faculty adviser in this field. To send an e-mail, click on the name of the adviser you wish to reach:
Location Phone Nancy Feulner, MT ASCP IC 1040A (630) 942-2124 Diane Gryglak IC 3121E (630) 942-3507 If you are unable to contact a faculty adviser, messages may be left with the Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences Division, IC 1028, (630) 942-2495.
