Medical Assisting

Shared first block for every VoTechWorks program. OSHA 10 (30 for construction management), first aid/CPR/AED, applied trade math and measurement, technical reading and writing, digital literacy, and career readiness. Completed before students enter the skills lab and clinical site unsupervised.

• Hold an OSHA 10 card and current CPR/AED certification
• Convert, measure and estimate with trade units, fractions, percentages and basic geometry
• Read a specification, code excerpt or manual and write a clear technical report
• Use email, spreadsheets, and the program's digital job-management tools
• Present a resume, portfolio and interview answers to an employer panel

Competency course in Clinical + admin for the Medical Assisting program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in Clinical + admin and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern Clinical + admin
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for Clinical + admin
• Perform the core tasks of Clinical + admin to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in Clinical + admin work and correct them
• Document Clinical + admin work in the clinical log to industry format

Competency course in phlebotomy for the Medical Assisting program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in phlebotomy and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern phlebotomy
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for phlebotomy
• Perform the core tasks of phlebotomy to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in phlebotomy work and correct them
• Document phlebotomy work in the clinical log to industry format

Competency course in EKG for the Medical Assisting program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in EKG and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern EKG
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for EKG
• Perform the core tasks of EKG to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in EKG work and correct them
• Document EKG work in the clinical log to industry format

Competency course in coding intro for the Medical Assisting program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in coding intro and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern coding intro
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for coding intro
• Perform the core tasks of coding intro to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in coding intro work and correct them
• Document coding intro work in the clinical log to industry format

Competency course in EHR for the Medical Assisting program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in EHR and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern EHR
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for EHR
• Perform the core tasks of EHR to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in EHR work and correct them
• Document EHR work in the clinical log to industry format

An integrated, assessed piece of real work that draws on every trade course in Medical Assisting: planned, estimated, executed and documented by the student, reviewed by an employer advisor. Capstones are shown in the Student Yard or the Museum of VoTech where the work allows.

• Plan and estimate a complete job from a specification
• Execute the job to standard within the estimate
• Present the finished work and its documentation to an employer panel

Supervised clinical hours at an affiliated facility, meeting the hour and skills requirements of the licensing body for Medical Assisting. Preceptor-evaluated; hours logged for the board.

• Perform the trade's tasks in a real workplace under supervision
• Meet employer expectations for attendance, safety and conduct
• Log hours and tasks in the format the certifying body accepts

Structured preparation for CMA (AAMA); CPT Phlebotomy; RMA (AMT): content review mapped to the exam blueprint, timed practice exams, practical-exam rehearsal, and registration/eligibility paperwork with the registrar.

• Score ≥ 80% on two timed mock exams
• Complete the eligibility application and hours verification
• Rehearse the practical exam format to time

The program completion credential(s). Sat at the school's authorized testing center or the body's test site; results recorded in the student record and reported in the annual outcomes report. Pass standard: Credential issued by the body.