Course Overview
This course provides work experience for a student who has successfully completed all other requirements of the BCIT Medical Office Assistant program. It includes six hours of classroom time, an eighty hour work placement, and a final presentation. The practicum must be pre-approved by the instructor for work experience in a physician’s office, clinic, hospital department, or related health-care facility. The work placement allows for communication with patients, physicians, and other members of the heath care team, thus providing a foundation for specific job skills and an opportunity to apply MOA skills and concepts in the workplace.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.5
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical thinking in a medical environment.
- Apply clinical skills, computer skills, filing skills, telephone skills and assertive communication skills in a functioning health-care facility.
- Maintain patient files accurately both electronically and paper based.
- Schedule appointments accurately.
- Assist patients and answer patient questions in a professional manner.
- Demonstrate the appropriate use of billing procedures with medical agencies.
- Apply medical office workflow procedures.
- Demonstrate professional interview techniques.
- Write a targeted resume for the medical industry ready to distribute in pdf format.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2016
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