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CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CCMA)
Aztec’s Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) program prepares health care professionals for work with clinical procedures and patient care. CCMAs help doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with basic healthcare tasks, such as monitoring vital signs or taking blood samples.
This program prepares students to take the National Healthcareer Association certification exam.
Certified Clinical Medical Assistants are important members of healthcare teams and work in a wide variety of medical settings. CCMAs are often the last person a patient engages with during a medical visit, which can have a lasting impact on the patients they serve.
FEATURES
- Prepares healthcare professionals for work with clinical procedures and patient care.
- Prepares students to assist doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with basic health care tasks, such as monitoring vital signs.
- Prepares students to take the National Healthcareer Association certification exam.
PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
UNIT 1: Orientation
- Lesson 1: Certification, Licensure, & Registration
UNIT 2: Foundational Knowledge & Basic Science
- Lesson 2: Healthcare Models
- Lesson 3: Medical Terminology
- Lesson 4: Basic Pharmacology
- Lesson 5: Nutrition
- Lesson 6: Psychology
UNIT 3: Anatomy & Physiology
- Lesson 7: Body Structures & Organ Systems
- Lesson 8: Pathophysiology & Disease Processes
UNIT 4: Clinical Patient Care
- Lesson 9: Patient Intake & Vitals
- Lesson 10: Vital Signs & Anthropometric Math
- Lesson 11: Anthropometric Measurements
- Lesson 12: Patient Accommodations, Immunizations, & Allergies
- Lesson 13: Minor Surgery
- Lesson 14: Patient Examinations
- Lesson 15: Patient Education
- Lesson 16: Medication Management
- Lesson 17: Injuries
- Lesson 18: Emergency Planning & CPR
- Lesson 19: Prescriptions
- Lesson 20: Infection Control & Safety
- Lesson 21: Standard Precautions & Guidelines for Infection Control & Post Exposure to Hazards
- Lesson 22: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Safety Data Sheets
- Lesson 23: Safety Evaluations, Safety Reporting, & Exposure Control Planning
- Lesson 24: Point-of-Care Testing
- Lesson 25: Clinical Testing
- Lesson 26: Blood Collection
- Lesson 27: Phlebotomy Skills
- Lesson 28: Quality Control
- Lesson 29: Electrocardiogram (ECG) & Cardiovascular Testing Techniques & Procedures
- Lesson 30: Electrocardiogram (ECG) & Cardiovascular Testing Tasks
UNIT 5: Patient Care Coordination & Education
- Lesson 31: Patient Care & Quality Measures
- Lesson 32: Overcoming Barriers to Patient Care
- Lesson 33: Quality Coordinated Patient Care
UNIT 6: Administrative Assisting
- Lesson 34: Administrative Assisting Duties
- Lesson 35: Health Insurance & the Revenue Cycle
- Lesson 36: Medical Billing & Coding
UNIT 7: Communication & Customer Service
- Lesson 37: Professionalism, Teamwork, & Promoting Access to Healthcare
- Lesson 38: Communication
- Lesson 39: Customer Service
- Lesson 40: Office Communications & Tasks
- Lesson 41: Risk Management
UNIT 8: Medical Law & Ethics
- Lesson 42: Federal & State Laws Regulating Healthcare
- Lesson 43: Civil Law: The Private Rights of Individuals
