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Clinical Medical Assistant

HEALTHCARE

Description

Medical assistants perform a variety of duties to assist healthcare professionals including scheduling appointments, taking vital signs, succinctly conveying ideas and information to patients. People who work in this field should be good listeners, be able to handle stress, and excel at thinking clearly on the fly.

Career Details

Skills

Students in Clinical Medical Assistant are trained in the following subject areas:

Preparing treatment rooms for patient examinations, and keeping the rooms neat and clean
Interviewing patients to obtain medical information and measuring their vital signs, weight, and height
Assisting physicians during patient exams
Recording patients’ medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records
Using emergency first aid

Career Options

Program graduates become clinical medical assistants, but some also go on to be phlebotomy technicians or EKG technicians. There are full-time and part-time opportunities.

Requirements

Before entering the program, students must:

Complete all required activity in the Career Preparation Period, including Career Exploration and Career Success/Workplace Skills.
Meet basic academic requirements in math and reading.

Credentials

As a Job Corps student, you will have the opportunity to earn credentials in your training area that may lead to greater employment opportunities, higher wages, and promotions.