Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/25/97
HCE283 19976-99999	L+L	4 Credit(s)	4 Period(s)
Advanced Concepts for Specialty Office Practice
Designed to meet the needs of medical assistants who work in the offices of licensed Arizona osteopathic physicians and who perform basic therapeutic treatments and procedures on clients. A critical overview of techniques, procedures, and policies affecting medical assistants in practice. Update on current methods, validation of knowledge and experience, and introduction to new procedures in a clinical setting. Prerequisites: HCE281 or permission of instructor.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
HCE283   19976-99999	Advanced Concepts for Specialty Office Practice

1.	Describe and apply the qualities of professionalism and ethical behavior as related to clinical medical assisting. (I)
2.	List and apply the procedures for personal health and safety. (II)
3.	Pronounce, spell, and use terminology related to human body systems. (III)
4.	Utilize most commonly used medical abbreviations in clinical medical assisting. (III)
5.	List and describe the procedures for phlebotomy, specimen collection, and processing. (IV)
6.	Use and adapt principles of interpersonal communications, and verbal and non-verbal communications. (V)
7.	Describe changes in behavior and attitude due to aging, stress, illness, and injury. (VI)
8.	Describe, perform, and document processes of assessing patient's vital signs. (VII)
9.	Describe and document procedures for safe administration of oral and parenteral administration of medications. (VIII)
10.	List, and describe, and use clerical and accounting skills. (IX)
11.	Recognize Identify and respond to medical emergencies. (X)
12.	Recognize Identify and respond to environmental, fire, and disaster emergencies. (XI)
13.	List, describe, and apply techniques related to electrocardiologygraphy. (XII)
14.	List, describe, and apply techniques related to pulmonary function. (XIII)
15.	List and describe processes for consents. (XIV)
16.	List and describe the components of the Medical Practice Act. (XV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
HCE283   19976-99999	Advanced Concepts for Specialty Office Practice

I. Professionalism and Ethics A. Professionalism 1. Rules and regulations 2. Certification and licensure 3. Continuing education B. Ethical behavior 1. Appearance 2. Conduct 3. Confidentiality II. Health and Safety in Clinical Practice A. Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines B. Body substance isolation procedures C. Biohazard identification III. Medical Terminology A. Pronunciation B. Spelling C. Definitions D. Abbreviations IV. Specimen Collection A. Phlebotomy techniques B. Specimen collection 1. Blood 2. Sputum 3. Urine C. Processing D. Quality assurance V. Communications A. Verbal and non-verbal B. Written C. Teaching and learning D. Ethnic and cultural variations VI. Human Behavior A. Stages in life-cycle B. Reaction to stress, illness, and injury VII. Physical Assessment A. Vital signs B. Height and weight C. Documentation D. Communications VIII. Administration of Medications A. Oral B. Parenteral C. Precautions D. Documentation IX. Clerical Skills A. Indexing and numerical files B. Data entry and retrieval C. Payroll D. Inventory control and purchase orders E. Transcription F. Basic accounting skills G. CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) encoding X. Medical Emergencies A. Basic life support B. Basic first aid C. Emergency procedures D. "911" XI. Environmental Emergencies A. Fire and safety B. Disaster drills XII. Applied Electrocardiologygraphy A. Equipment B. Procedures C. Documentation XIII. Applied Pulmonary Function A. Equipment B. Procedures C. Documentation XIV. Consents A. Types B. Implications C. Documentation XV. Medical Practice Act A. Compulsatory reports B. Quality assurance

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