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Looking for a career training school or trade school in Atlanta? Altierus can help. Located just off Interstate 85 in Norcross, we offer skilled trade ...
Looking for a career training school or trade school in Atlanta? Altierus can help. Located just off Interstate 85 in Norcross, we offer skilled trade ...
Posted Tuesday, Oct 20, 2020 by Altierus
Looking to train for a new career in healthcare? Consider training to become a medical assistant. Medical assistants (MAs) help clinics, practices and hospital departments run smoothly by providing both administrative and clinical support. In fact, medical assistants can play an important role in ensuring patients receive quality care. Here are just a few ways they contribute to healthcare teams.
MAs are often the first person patients interact with when they arrive for their appointment and the last person they see before they leave. Through effective communication with patients, MAs can help ensure that:
MAs can also provide compassionate support for patients who are distressed or in pain by listening to their concerns and reassuring them before and during appointments.
MAs perform a number of basic healthcare duties. These duties will vary from employer to employer, but can include:
During these procedures, MAs can also be on the lookout for other signals of what may be wrong with a patient. These can be obvious physical symptoms, such as rashes or inflammation, or symptoms of neurological issues, such as confusion. By making note of the patient’s condition, MAs can communicate additional symptoms to the doctors and nurses who will be assessing the patient during their appointment.
MAs can help patients understand their conditions better by explaining terminology used by the doctor and nurses. They can also provide patient education for managing conditions. They can walk patients through any information the healthcare provider has given the patient, such as brochures or diet plans. They can show patients or their caregivers how to re-dress a wound and how to identify signs of infection. MAs can also answer basic questions about taking medications prescribed by their healthcare provider.
Finally, MAs help keep patients in touch with their healthcare team. Because MAs are often involved with administration of the practice, they can check up on patients who missed scheduled appointments, touch base with patients who are due for follow-up care, or help patients who are being referred to a specialist for further care.
Interested in training to become a medical assistant? Altierus Career College offers a 9-month Medical Assistant Diploma at all three of our campuses. Find out more about earning your diploma with us today!
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Our Houston campus hosted Roadtrip Nation on their screening tour of their documentary film, One Step Closer.
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We’re excited to continue the conversation about postsecondary education and how Altierus Career College is providing options in career technical education.
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This year, we started some great conversations with key industry partners about closing the HVAC skills gap at all three of our local campus locations. Altierus Career College hosted local HVAC businesses to talk about how to create awareness for career technical education (CTE) and train the next generation of HVAC workers and possible apprenticeship programs so students can earn while they learn.
In addition to local HVAC servicers, we also met with Tim Elliott, CTE program specialist with Georgia’s Department of Education. Tim was excited to talk about to how partner with high schools to create awareness of CTE.
This past March, 12 medical assisting students from the Norcross Altierus campus in Atlanta competed against 4,000 other students from 84 different schools in the region. Betty Wilkins, a Medical Assisting instructor for Altierus, applied for and received a Campaign for Innovation grant from the ECMC Foundation. The grant paid for HOSA membership fees, student uniforms, travel, and other expenses.
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