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Tongue Point Job Corps Center
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
 		Medical Assistant


Medical Assisting Student - All photos provided by courtesy of Job Corps center operators under contract to the US Department of Labor.
To complete his or her Medical Assistant training, a student must master dozens of skills in the following categories:

Safety and Security
Understanding of office safety protocol. Documentation of emergencies and accident reports.

Perform General Office Procedures
Appointments, telephone calls, mail, patient records, office equipment, process financial payments and complete insurance forms using ICD and CPT codes.

Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical Procedures
Knowledge of the structures and functions of all major systems to include: nervous, sensory, integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, immune, digestive, urinary, endocrine and reproductive.

Infection Control/ Sterilization
Medical asepsis, surgical asepsis, impact of infectious diseases, principals of infection control.

Perform Clinical Office Procedures
Obtain medical history. Take and record vital signs. Perform the physical examination, basic pharmacology, knowledge of nutrition in health and disease.

Perform General Laboratory Procedures
Venipuncture. Hematology. Urinalysis. Basic microbiology. Specialty lab tests.

Follow Emergency Procedures
First Aid and CPR.

Medication Administration and Medical Terminology
Administer medications by various routes: oral, topical, parenteral, inhalent / Nebulizer, mucous membrane. Correctly spell common medical terms. Demonstrate knowledge of basic word structure of medical terms. Correctly use terminology in medical specialities.


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
offers these vocational training programs on campus:
| Accounting Clerk | Carpentry | Cement Mason | Computer Service Technician | Culinary Arts | Dental Assistant | Electrician Trainee | Facilities Maintenance | Architectural Metal and Glass Works | Landscape Technician | Medical Assistant | Nursing Assistant | Office Assistant | Painter | Plasterer | Seamanship | Welding | Word Processor |


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
"Employability is our business."
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
Fax: 503-325-5375
E-mail: Tita Montero at montero.tita@jobcorps.org
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