IIHCP

Medical Assistant

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MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. The duties of medical assistants vary from office to office, depending on the location and size of the practice and the practitioner’s specialty. In small practices, medical assistants usually are generalists, handling both administrative and clinical duties and reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Those in large practices tend to specialize in a particular area, under the supervision of department administrators. Medical assistants perform many administrative duties, including answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients’ medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping. Clinical duties vary according to State law and include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination. Medical assistants collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, and sterilize medical instruments. They instruct patients about medications and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for x rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings. Medical assistants also may arrange examining room instruments and equipment, purchase and maintain supplies and equipment, and keep waiting and examining rooms neat and clean.

Quality services play a positive role in achieving Patient Satisfaction

Admission Criteria

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To be accepted into a department approved training program, the program shall have evidence that the applicant has:

	A high school diploma, or its equivalent.
	Passed the College Level Academic Scholastic Test (CLAST), or has taken and received a passing grade in three college level credits each of math and English, or can demonstrate competencies in communication and computation by passing the College Level Equivalent Proficiency (CLEP) test in communication and computation .

Theurapeutic Massage

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Bodywork

Swedish Massage

Deep Tissue Massage

Myofascial Release Techniques

“Bodywork”

Bodywork generally refers to any form of touch or conveyance of energy that positively affects the human body. A mind-wrenching array of therapeutic modalities, influenced from both Eastern and Western healing arts, are referenced by this catch-all term. Bodywork can include, but is certainly not limited to: acupressure, acupuncture, therapeutic touch, shiatsu, reiki, craniosacral therapy, zero balancing, reflexology, polarity therapy, movement therapy, and the many forms of therapeutic massage.

Swedish Massage

Swedish massage is what most people think of as a “relaxation massage”. The massage practitioner uses a variety of strokes to first warm the muscles and increase circulation, and then alternates with more specific movements to relax and release areas of tightness as needed. These strokes can be limited to one area if the client requests, but generally a Swedish massage will integrate all areas of the body with strokes that flow first superficially and broadly from the extremities toward the center of the body, and then become more specific and deep as areas of tension are identified. Swedish massage is most often delivered directly to the skin with small amounts of oil or creams. The client’s body is modestly draped with bed linens throughout the massage, and only the areas being directly massaged are exposed at any given time. If the client prefers to remain dressed or simply does not wish to have the oils or creams used, Swedish massage can be done without emollients. Although Swedish massage is usually done on a standard massage table, it can be applied in a chair, recliner, bed, or any other surface that is most comfortable to the client.