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Business Office Management and Technology - Medical Assistant

Shelton State Community College

Short-Term Certificate

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Medical Assistant Short-Term Certificate provides foundational training for medical office support positions.

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In-Person

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Social PerceptivenessSpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingMonitoringCoordinationService OrientationJudgment and Decision MakingWriting

Knowledge

English LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryAdministrativeComputers and ElectronicsBiologyPsychology

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityNear VisionSpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionSpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningInductive Reasoning

Tasks

  • Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
  • Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
  • Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical r
  • Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropra
  • Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing
  • Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct th

Technology

Billing and invoicing softwareOffice suite softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareAccounting softwareData base user interface and query softwareCategorization or classification softwareMedical softwareInformation retrieval or search software

Tools

AudiometersAutoclavesBaumanometersBinocular light compound microscopesBlood chemistry analyzersBlood collection vialsBreathalyzersButterfly needlesCanesCast cuttersCentrifugesCredit card readersCrutchesCulturettesDictation equipment10-key calculatorsBarcode attachment equipmentBarcode scannersCredit card processing machinesDesktop computersDictaphonesEncodersFlat-top scannersLabel printersLaser facsimile machinesLaser printersLight pensMicrofiche viewing machinesMicrofilm viewing machinesMulti-line telephone systems

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionIndependence
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Medical Assistants31-9092.00
  • Medical Records Specialists29-2072.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • Patient vital signs and height/weight measurements — collect and record under direct supervision using clinic-standard protocols in an outpatient medical office.
  • Examination rooms — prepare and maintain in a neat, clean, and properly stocked condition following step-by-step checklists provided by senior staff.
  • Patients — escort from waiting areas to examination rooms and position them appropriately under the guidance of a supervising clinician.
  • Medical history intake forms — complete by interviewing patients using scripted questions in a primary care or specialty clinic setting.
  • Instruments and reusable supplies — clean and sterilize following established infection-control procedures under direct staff oversight.
  • Laboratory specimens such as blood and tissue samples — collect, label, and log using learned venipuncture or swab techniques under close supervision.
  • Electronic health record (EHR) software — enter basic patient data including vital statistics and test results following a structured data-entry workflow.
  • Physician instructions and treatment procedures — relay to patients in plain language using facility-approved scripted explanations.
  • Contaminated supplies and sharps — dispose of safely in designated containers in accordance with OSHA and facility safety guidelines.
  • Calendar and scheduling software — use to locate and confirm patient appointments under the direction of administrative or clinical supervisors.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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