Medical Administration

Heald College - Concord

  • A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics. Find Colleges Offering Medical Administration Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
      Salary and Wages

      Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 4,600
      • Average Annual Salary: $34,930
      • Average Hourly Rate: $16.79

      San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 3,370
      • Average Annual Salary: $38,460
      • Average Hourly Rate: $18.49
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 416,882
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 564,558
      • Percent Job Growth: 35.42%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, and performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.
      Salary and Wages

      Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 16,470
      • Average Annual Salary: $48,940
      • Average Hourly Rate: $23.53

      San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 21,280
      • Average Annual Salary: $53,970
      • Average Hourly Rate: $25.95
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 1,618,018
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 1,857,071
      • Percent Job Growth: 14.77%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Perform secretarial duties utilizing specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.
      Salary and Wages

      Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,740
      • Average Annual Salary: $36,460
      • Average Hourly Rate: $17.53

      San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,160
      • Average Annual Salary: $37,790
      • Average Hourly Rate: $18.17
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 408,369
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 476,591
      • Percent Job Growth: 16.71%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Medical Administration
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