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The health care field is growing, and it will continue to do so. As clinics and outpatient care facilities explore ways to meet patient needs effectively, the demand for well-trained medical assistants grows. Are you ready to take advantage of that career opportunity?
Preparing for a career as a medical assistant
Utah Career College has one of the oldest and most respected programs in the region for training medical assistants. Our students receive thorough, practical hands-on training; doctors and clinics seek out our graduates.Contact us to find out what that might mean for you!
Opportunities in medical assisting
As a graduate of UCC’s two-year Associate in Medical Assisting degree program or shorter Medical Assisting Diploma program, you will be qualified for entry-level positions in the field. You will also be prepared to sit for the CMA (AAMA) Certified Medical Assistant exam. As a graduate and a CMA, you will be ready for jobs including the following:
- Medical assistant (CMA)
- Medical insurance coder
- Medical receptionist
- Phlebotomist
- EKG technician
- Patient advocate
Clinical and administrative duties of a medical assistant
As a medical assistant, you will use your communication skills as you work with patients and clinic staff; use your medical knowledge as you help a doctor evaluate a patient’s condition; use your technical skills as you perform laboratory procedures; and use your office management skills and legal knowledge in medical coding and billing services. You will be a key player in the delivery of medical services. Duties might include the following:
- Drawing blood and other specimen collection
- Processing specimens
- Perform microbiological testing
- Patient care and education
- Administering an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
- Giving injections and administering other medications
- Assisting a doctor during in-office surgery, sterilizing instruments, setting up trays and seeing that the surgical field is sterile
- Taking vital signs, charting
- Using medical software for recordkeeping
- Ensuring that patient records procedures are HIPAA compliant
- Billing/Collections/Reimbursement
- Insurance coding
- Taking X-rays and ultrasounds
Find out more about medical assisting college programs
Please contact UCC Admissions. A representative will answer your questions and help you evaluate medical assistant career training in light of your personal goals. We offer the program at campus locations in West Jordan (Salt Lake), Orem and Layton. We look forward to hearing from you.