Clinical Medical Assistant With EKG and Phlebotomy Certification Prep Program

Program Total Duration: 32 Weeks

Clinical Medical Assistant Overview:

Clinical Medical Assistants are essential to medical practices, including offices of physicians, chiropractors, podiatrists, and many more. Roles and duties depend on the practice’s size, location, and specialization. CMA’s job duties usually include:

• Blood preparation for laboratory tests.
• Assist physicians with patient examinations.
• Onboard patients, take vitals, and gather their health history.
• With the physician’s direction, give injections.

Clinical Medical Assistants’ duties may also include: medical instrument sterilization, disposing of contaminated material, medical procedure preparation, removing stitches, performing EKGs, drawing blood, working with patients on diet and medication, and changing dressings.

EKG Technician Program Overview:

The electrocardiography technician program provides students with an introduction to the cardiovascular anatomy, relations of other body systems to heart health, legal and ethical consideration, patient assessment techniques, the process of how to administer and document ECG with proper lead placement, and basic interpretation of ECG tracings. This program will cover aspects of different types of cardiovascular testing such as Holter testing, stress testing, HIPAA requirements, how to document completed procedures, and how to instruct patients to seek medical attention when abnormal test results occur. 

Completion of this program will give students the ability to sit for the EKG certification exam. 

Here are some of the key topics and skills the students will learn, as well as be expected to complete in their role as a Certified EKG Technician:

• Effectively communicate with staff and patients, using both verbal and non-verbal communication
• Assess the impact of OSHA and HIPAA in a medical office
• Describe the different medical specialties and outline the role and duties of other allied health professionals 
• Demonstrate professional written and oral communication
• Understand the anatomy of the heart and cardiovascular system
• Use and effects of cardiovascular medications
• Perform electrocardiograms
• Interpret and understand heart rate, rhythms, and waveforms
• Recognize abnormal heart issues and when to direct patients to seek emergency care.

Phlebotomy Program Overview:

The Phlebotomy Technician program will cover cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical law and ethics, safety and infection control, venipuncture equipment and procedure, dermal puncture equipment and procedures, venipuncture complications, and other special collections.  Resume development is also obtained.

Here are some key topics and skills the students will learn, as well as be expected to complete in their role as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician:

• Students will apply knowledge in phlebotomy practice and quality assessment.
• Perform venipuncture procedures, capillary blood specimens, and spirometry.
• Demonstrate specimen handling, transportation, and processing.
• Understand differences in arterial, intravenous, & special collection procedures.
• Gain an understanding of urinalysis, body fluids, and other specimen collection.
• Utilize proper bedside manner and how to prepare the patient for venipuncture collection.
• Enumerate the general guidelines for collecting urine specimens and describe the purpose and process of urinalysis. 
• Obtain vital signs: blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature, height, and weight.