Field of Study: | Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
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Description: | The Medical Office Assistant with Unit Clerk Diploma program provides students with the base knowledge, skills, and work experience to become permanently employable in a medical setting. Skill development is delivered in four areas: comprehensive medical administrative knowledge, which includes medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, medical office and clinical administrative procedures; in-depth hospital administrative knowledge of nursing units, emergency response codes, infection control and treatment procedures, including an understanding of mental disorders and treatments, workplace ethics, and processing medication, laboratory and doctors’ orders; full range of computer and office skills, including current software applications, keyboarding skills, bookkeeping, and personal and professional development; and on-site work experience through participation in a 160 hour Clinical Preceptorship at an approved healthcare facility.
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