Medical Office Assistant

Santa Barbara Business College

  • A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. Includes instruction in general office skills, data processing, office equipment operation, principles of medical record-keeping and business regulations, medical/clinical office procedures, and communications skills. Find Colleges Offering Medical Office Assistant 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

      Bakersfield, CA

      • Total Employment: 1,930
      • Average Annual Salary: $26,420
      • Average Hourly Rate: $12.70
      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
      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

      Bakersfield, CA

      • Total Employment: 1,560
      • Average Annual Salary: $27,320
      • Average Hourly Rate: $13.13
      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 Office Assistant
     Total
    Overall
    All Students17
     
    By Gender
    Male-
    Female17
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian-
    Black1
    Asian1
    Hispanic4
    White11
    Unknown-
     
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