Clinical Medical Assistant & Health Records Specialist

at Delgado Community College

New Orleans Catalog

About

This comprehensive National Healthcareer Association (NHA)-certified course bundle will train you for one of today’s fastest-growing careers. Upon completion, you will be eligible to sit for the NHA’s CEHR and CCMA certification exams. You will also have the opportunity to gain access to our Externship Starter Kit. In the first course, you will learn how medical law, ethics, and HIPAA rules factor into a clinical medical assistant’s work. In addition, you will be trained to use scheduling systems, facilitate patient check-in and check-out, assess medical records, administer injections, and more. You will also study body systems and their main functions, so you can assist with patient exams.

The second part of the bundle will train you in electronic health record (EHR) systems. You will learn how staff members and patients interact with EHR systems, what benefits these systems provide, and the steps to implementing an electronic health record system.

Takes

12 Months

Costs

$4k

Leads to

$46.6k careers

Example Career

Medical Records Specialists

Healthcare

Information Technology

Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.

Healthcare

Information Technology

Other Careers

Medical Assistants

Showing wage data for: New Orleans

Entry

Median

High

Salary

Hourly Wage

$29,850

$46,640

$61,250

$14.35

$22.42

$29.45

Is this a career path I'll enjoy?

In this career path, professionals will assume responsibilities that include:

Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system.
Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system.

Avg. pay for entry-level employees in LA is ~$15/hr

What skills and credentials will I gain?

The objective is to empower our students to earn a passing score on the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam.

Clinical Medical Assistant & Health Records Specialist at Delgado Community College

Admissions

High school diploma or equivalency

Standardized Test

A high school diploma is required to take the NHA Medical Assistant exam.

We have many different start dates. If you think you are not eligible because a start date has passed, reach out to our office to inquire about a specific program. Great job finding a program that interests you at Delgado! Here's what's next: Click the button below to get started. This takes you to the inquiry form, which is the first step of starting! Choose this program from the list. They are sorted by categories. If you have trouble finding it or need any help along the way you can contact Delgado using the contact information on their profile page on WhereWeGo. If you get stuck, don't hear from them, or have any problems, you can always reach out to us at WhereWeGo for help by emailing support@wherewego.org

Contact

Who do I contact?

Call: 504-671-6474

Website

Delgado Community College

615 City Park Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119