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Medical Assistant with Computer Operating
"Your extern was courteous and professional to all of our staff and patients. We have enjoyed working with Great Lakes Institute of Technology."
-- Hand, Microsurgery and Resconstructive Orthopaedics, LLP,
Erie, PA
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8-month diploma program (day) · 13-month diploma program (eve)
Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly.
Clinical duties include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination. Medical assistants can also collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, and sterilize medical instruments.
Administrative duties, include answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients’ medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping.
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